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Bill Walsh!!!
July 30, 2007 |
The greatest NFL mind in football passed away today at the age of 75, Bill Walsh coached 3 Super Bowl Champions 82, 85 and 89 he also won 6 NFC west division titles. The man who coached the greatest quarterback of all time Joe Montana, The hall a fame quarterback had this to say about the late great Bill Walsh” “Bill pushed us all to be perfect,” Montana said years later. “That’s all he could handle as a coach, and he taught all of us to be the same way.”
NAME: William Ernest Walsh.
BORN: Nov. 30, 1931; DIED: July 30, 2007
BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles.
COACH: Three Super Bowl titles with San Francisco (1982, 1985, 1989); 6 NFC West division titles; 102-63-1 overall in 10 NFL seasons; 17-7 at Stanford from 1977-78, then 17-17-1 there from 1992-94. Also assistant coach with Oakland (1966), Cincinnati (1968-75) and San Diego (1976). Mentored many NFL coaches and assistants.
FAMILY: Wife, Geri; two children, Craig and Elizabeth. Son Steve, died of leukemia at age 46 in 2002.
HONORS: NFL coach of the year 1981; NFC coach of the year 1984; NFL 1980’s All-Decade team. Named 49ers general manager in 1982 and president in 1985, then took both positions again from 1999-2001. Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993, as well as the Bay Area Hall of Fame and Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Tags: Football, H3O-World
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In 1982 my uncle Willie Harper helped the San Fran 49ers win Super Bowl XVI under Bill Walsh. He will be missed.
He will definitely be missed. He was my favorite NFL coach.