TSN Archives The Catch dooms Dallas lifts 49ers in 1981 NFC Championship Jan. 23 1982 issue
SAN FRANCISCO The comeback encompa sed more than the 89 yards on a magnificent final drive. If the truth be known, it spanned three years, from the moment a longtime a sistant coach named Bill Walsh finally was given a team of his own and selected, in his very first college draft, a quarterback named Joe Montana and a receiver named Dwight Clark.In