Bill Walsh

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Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh, who won three Super Bowls with the 49ers, dead at 75

By JANIE MCCAULEY, AP Sports Writer

July 30, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Bill Walsh, the groundbreaking football coach who won three Super Bowls and perfected the ingenious schemes that became known as the West Coast offense during a Hall of Fame career with the San Francisco 49ers, has died. He was 75.

Walsh died early Monday following a long battle with leukemia, according to Stanford University, where he served as coach and athletic director.

 

[HuskerNCo]

Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh, who won three Super Bowls with the 49ers, dead at 75

By JANIE MCCAULEY, AP Sports Writer

July 30, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Bill Walsh, the groundbreaking football coach who won three Super Bowls and perfected the ingenious schemes that became known as the West Coast offense during a Hall of Fame career with the San Francisco 49ers, has died. He was 75.

Walsh died early Monday following a long battle with leukemia, according to Stanford University, where he served as coach and athletic director.

How sad. Thoughts go out to his family and friends.

 

[HSKRNOKC]

The man was an offensive genius. RIP

 

[BIGREDIOWAN]

That's to bad......................at least he isn't in pain anymore. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. :hmmph

 

[NUpolo8]

Growing up in Northern CA with him at the helm of the 49ers was truly fun to watch.

 

[Redman]

Rest in Peace Bill. You are a legend!

 

[huskernumerouno]

One of the few coaches that people can say changed football as we know it. RIP Bill

 

[NUpolo8]

One more point, I wonder of some of the people here think Bill Walsh is an idiot for scripting the first 15 plays and not deviating from it.

 

[Joe]

One more point, I wonder of some of the people here think Bill Walsh is an idiot for scripting the first 15 plays and not deviating from it.

ANYTHING Bill did was genius, shanahan did it too, usually worked, they had a gameplan and stuck to it.

RIP Bill