1981 San Francisco 49ers

1981 San Francisco 49ers: The Drive, The Catch & The Goal-Line Stand

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The era of Bill Walsh and Joe Montana effectively came of age in 1981 when the 49ers won a Super Bowl with some of NFL lore’s greatest moments.

The Signature Memories Of The 1981 NFL Season

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The 1981 NFL season was one of those seminal moments in the history of the league. The NFC Championship Game produced the triumph of the new dynasty (the Bill Walsh 49ers) over the fading old dynasty (the Tom Landry Cowboys). This game produced the iconic image of 49er receiver Dwight Clark leaping to snare Joe Montana’s pass for the winning touchdown. That was just the most enduring moment of a season that produced a lot of great storylines..

1981 Sports: The Catch, A Garden Party & March Turns Mad

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This is part of a series of sports history articles aimed at preserving the best moments of the modern sports era, from 1976 to the present. The focus is team sports—college & pro basketball and football, major league baseball and hockey. This article offers a snapshot of 1981 sports, a year highlighted by Dwight Clark’s catch, a wild NCAA Tournament and an epic Game 7 at Boston Garden.