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Dwight Clark passes away, 61

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  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on
    #1

    Ex-49er great, and the "new" Browns first GM Dwight Clark passed away from Lou Gehrig's Disease. 

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  • Canton MikeC Canton Mike wrote on
    #2

    I saw that a little while ago. May he RIP.

    Mike

    IN DORSEY I TRUST
  • mjp28M mjp28 wrote on
    #3

    Wow, that's sad to hear and so young.

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!
  • nickersN nickers wrote on
    #4

    R.I.P Dwight

    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
  • gumby73G gumby73 wrote on
    #5

    Dwight Clark was born in a small town of Kinston,NC..HS sports,fishing & Double AA Kinston Indians baseball bout the only thing around. A 10th round pick from Clemson that did The Bay area proud. Farewell Dwight Clark. Far to Soon ? 

    Browns & Buffett: Got to go fishin, Down to rock bottom again, with just a few Friends
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  • GhoolieG Ghoolie wrote on
    #6

    What can you say about this, that we all aren't thinking? Jesus, 61? People, have a toast to life this week. I am too lazy to go Google, was he sick?

    The Cleveland Browns have the hardest hit players in the NFL
    The GipperT FlugelF 2 Replies
  • GhoolieG Ghoolie

    What can you say about this, that we all aren't thinking? Jesus, 61? People, have a toast to life this week. I am too lazy to go Google, was he sick?

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #7

    @ghoolie said:

    What can you say about this, that we all aren't thinking? Jesus, 61? People, have a toast to life this week. I am too lazy to go Google, was he sick?

    ALS 

  • Z Zombo wrote on
    #8

    Dwight Clark's drafts as Browns GM 1999-2002

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    Believe it or not ... He built a playoff team. Clark got into a power struggle, and lost, with Butch Davis and he left in May 2002 and Butch took over "Grand Poobah" duties. Ironically, Clark was a big part of recruiting Butch Davis.

    Those 2002 Browns made the playoffs, and behind Kelly Holcomb, gave the Stillers the scare of their lives in the Wild Card Round. Davis was gone a couple years later after some bad drafts and worse coaching, and a panic attack over a regular season game with the Bengals.

    Clark's most valuable pick? According to career AV, that would be Gerard Warren, but much of that not accumulated with Browns.

    Value picks? Wali Rainer in the fourth, Dennis Northcutt in the 2nd, Anthony Henry in the 4th, Andra Davis in the 5th.

    Zombo

  • Z Zombo

    Dwight Clark's drafts as Browns GM 1999-2002

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    Believe it or not ... He built a playoff team. Clark got into a power struggle, and lost, with Butch Davis and he left in May 2002 and Butch took over "Grand Poobah" duties. Ironically, Clark was a big part of recruiting Butch Davis.

    Those 2002 Browns made the playoffs, and behind Kelly Holcomb, gave the Stillers the scare of their lives in the Wild Card Round. Davis was gone a couple years later after some bad drafts and worse coaching, and a panic attack over a regular season game with the Bengals.

    Clark's most valuable pick? According to career AV, that would be Gerard Warren, but much of that not accumulated with Browns.

    Value picks? Wali Rainer in the fourth, Dennis Northcutt in the 2nd, Anthony Henry in the 4th, Andra Davis in the 5th.

    Zombo

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on
    #9

    Zombo said:

    .......Believe it or not ... He built a playoff team. Clark got into a power struggle, and lost, with Butch Davis and he left in May 2002 and Butch took over "Grand Poobah" duties. Ironically, Clark was a big part of recruiting Butch Davis.

    Those 2002 Browns made the playoffs, and behind Kelly Holcomb, gave the Stillers the scare of their lives in the Wild Card Round. Davis was gone a couple years later after some bad drafts and worse coaching, and a panic attack over a regular season game with the Bengals.

    Clark's most valuable pick? According to career AV, that would be Gerard Warren, but much of that not accumulated with Browns.

    Value picks? Wali Rainer in the fourth, Dennis Northcutt in the 2nd, Anthony Henry in the 4th, Andra Davis in the 5th.

    Zombo

    For all of the pretty much flop #1 picks they were getting somewhat near competitive football but all in all wasn't up to the old BROWNS football standards and just tanked after that.

    I wasn't really totally impressed with coach Palmer either, don't remember who's decision that was.

    I also remembered "Charmin' Carmen" Policy, his house was about 1.5 miles from mine when I first moved to Boardman, my cousin did business with his former law partner.

    All in an era some BROWNS fans don't want or just care that much about remembering. 

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!
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  • B boo fagley wrote on
    #10

    Gone like that.

    You know youre getting old when NFL players that you watched in what seems like last year are passing away due to illness. 61 is young, but not unheard of to become sick and die.

  • mjp28M mjp28

    Zombo said:

    .......Believe it or not ... He built a playoff team. Clark got into a power struggle, and lost, with Butch Davis and he left in May 2002 and Butch took over "Grand Poobah" duties. Ironically, Clark was a big part of recruiting Butch Davis.

    Those 2002 Browns made the playoffs, and behind Kelly Holcomb, gave the Stillers the scare of their lives in the Wild Card Round. Davis was gone a couple years later after some bad drafts and worse coaching, and a panic attack over a regular season game with the Bengals.

    Clark's most valuable pick? According to career AV, that would be Gerard Warren, but much of that not accumulated with Browns.

    Value picks? Wali Rainer in the fourth, Dennis Northcutt in the 2nd, Anthony Henry in the 4th, Andra Davis in the 5th.

    Zombo

    For all of the pretty much flop #1 picks they were getting somewhat near competitive football but all in all wasn't up to the old BROWNS football standards and just tanked after that.

    I wasn't really totally impressed with coach Palmer either, don't remember who's decision that was.

    I also remembered "Charmin' Carmen" Policy, his house was about 1.5 miles from mine when I first moved to Boardman, my cousin did business with his former law partner.

    All in an era some BROWNS fans don't want or just care that much about remembering. 

    B boo fagley wrote on
    #11

    @mjp28 said:

    For all of the pretty much flop #1 picks they were getting somewhat near competitive football but all in all wasn't up to the old BROWNS football standards and just tanked after that.

    I wasn't really totally impressed with coach Palmer either, don't remember who's decision that was.

    I also remembered "Charmin' Carmen" Policy, his house was about 1.5 miles from mine when I first moved to Boardman, my cousin did business with his former law partner.

    All in an era some BROWNS fans don't want or just care that much about remembering. 

    Clark sure had an eye for WRs.

  • B boo fagley

    @mjp28 said:

    For all of the pretty much flop #1 picks they were getting somewhat near competitive football but all in all wasn't up to the old BROWNS football standards and just tanked after that.

    I wasn't really totally impressed with coach Palmer either, don't remember who's decision that was.

    I also remembered "Charmin' Carmen" Policy, his house was about 1.5 miles from mine when I first moved to Boardman, my cousin did business with his former law partner.

    All in an era some BROWNS fans don't want or just care that much about remembering. 

    Clark sure had an eye for WRs.

    F FairHooker11 wrote on
    #12

    @boo-fagley said:

    Clark sure had an eye for WRs.

    unlike  Matt Millen

  • F FairHooker11

    @boo-fagley said:

    Clark sure had an eye for WRs.

    unlike  Matt Millen

    B boo fagley wrote on
    #13

    @fairhooker11 said:

    unlike  Matt Millen

    Johnson, Northcutt, Davis and Morgan.

    All great WRs. Add Andra Davis, Courtney Brown. Warren was a very decent DT. 

    The GipperT hoortaH 2 Replies
  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on
    #14

    Let's not get all revisionist history here...

    Dwight Clark was a helluva player, but he was not a good GM. He wasn't even hired to be the GM, but because the NFL put the Browns behind the 8 ball by giving them virtually no time to start their franchise, he kind of fell into the position. 

  • B boo fagley

    @fairhooker11 said:

    unlike  Matt Millen

    Johnson, Northcutt, Davis and Morgan.

    All great WRs. Add Andra Davis, Courtney Brown. Warren was a very decent DT. 

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #15

    @boo-fagley said:

    Johnson, Northcutt, Davis and Morgan.

    All great WRs. Add Andra Davis, Courtney Brown. Warren was a very decent DT. 

    No he wasn't not for us he wasn'tNo he wasn't not for us he wasn't

    B 1 Reply
  • KvoetheK Kvoethe wrote on
    #16

    Best catch of a throwaway pass ever.  Will always be remembered for that.

    mjp28M 1 Reply
  • B boo fagley

    @fairhooker11 said:

    unlike  Matt Millen

    Johnson, Northcutt, Davis and Morgan.

    All great WRs. Add Andra Davis, Courtney Brown. Warren was a very decent DT. 

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on
    #17

    @boo-fagley said:

    Johnson, Northcutt, Davis and Morgan.

    All great WRs. Add Andra Davis, Courtney Brown. Warren was a very decent DT. 

    Courtney Brown never lived up to his draft status. Warren was a journeyman at best, mostly not with the Browns. And I haven't forgotten we took " Spare Change" with Ladanian Tomlinson and Richard Seymour still on the board either. MHO rates as a top 5 Browns draft screw up.

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  • DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan wrote on
    #18

    Big Money Warren sucked.

    "You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970.
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  • KvoetheK Kvoethe

    Best catch of a throwaway pass ever.  Will always be remembered for that.

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on
    #19

    @kvoethe said:

    Best catch of a throwaway pass ever.  Will always be remembered for that.

    QB Joe Cool never saw his pass or completion.....well except on the countless replays.

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!
  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @boo-fagley said:

    Johnson, Northcutt, Davis and Morgan.

    All great WRs. Add Andra Davis, Courtney Brown. Warren was a very decent DT. 

    No he wasn't not for us he wasn'tNo he wasn't not for us he wasn't

    B boo fagley wrote on
    #20

    @the-gipper said:

    No he wasn't not for us he wasn'tNo he wasn't not for us he wasn't

    You can say that again.

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