The MOST SURPRISING Touchdown Catch in San Francisco 49ers HISTORY | Vikings @ 49ers (1972)

In a 1972 NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings, the 49ers needed to win the game in order to win the NFC West and advance to the 1972 NFL playoffs. And with 25 seconds left, the man who sent the Niners to the postseason on a touchdown pass by John Brodie was the unlikeliest of sources. The man, Dick Witcher, had no catches in his last 10 games, and hadn't scored a touchdown all season. This is the story behind the remarkable play

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Members of the 1972 49ers:
Steve Spurrier
John Brodie
Jim McCann
John Isenbarger
Gene Washington
Joe Reed
Vic Washington
Johnny Fuller
Jimmy Thomas
Bruce Gossett
Mel Phillips
Larry Schreiber
Jimmy Johnson
Mike Simpson
Ken Willard
Doug Cunningham
Windlan Hall
Bruce Taylor
Ralph McGill
Ed Beard
Skip Vanderbundt
Tommy Hart
Marty Huff
Bob Hoskins
Frank Nunley
Jim Sniadecki
Dave Wilcox
Randy Beisler
Elmer Collett
John Watson
Woody Peoples
Charlie Krueger
Bill Belk
Earl Edwards
Forrest Blue
Len Rohde
Rolf Krueger
Cas Banaszek
Ted Kwalick
Terry Beasley
Dave Olerich
Preston Riley
Cedrick Hardman
Dick Witcher
Dick Nolan (head coach)