I was near the Dallas Cowboys bench for the 1981 NFC Championship game and had a chance to witness ``The Catch.’’ Joe Montana drove a 49ers team that had been bad for years the length of the field and hit a leaping Dwight Clark in the end zone for the game-winning touchdown that sent the 49ers to the Super Bowl and changed the face of football. The 49ers started a dynasty and head coach Bill Walsh changed the game with the West Coast offense.

For Schooled with the Professor, we caught up with Matt Maiocco from NBC Sports Bay Area. Maiocco, who grew up in the Bay Area, has covered the 49ers for years. He became good friends with Clark, who recently passed away. Maiocco put together a great book _ Letters to 87:Fans Remember the Legacy of Dwight Clark. This one is emotional. Clark had ALS. Matt was there when several former 49ers visited Clark and read him the letters. It turned into a documentary and now, a book.

Matt discusses how football changed after 'the catch'. He also got us caught up on the current 49ers team and how they look.