Bill Walsh (1931-2007)
One of the greatest football coaches of all time has past away. He invented the West Coast Offense and is regarded as one of the most innovative and smartest coaches. He won 3 Super Bowls with the 49ers (1981, 1984, 1988). He drafted Joe Montana and Jerry Rice.
Had a lot of good games against the New York Giants!
Bill Walsh, the imaginative and charismatic coach who took over a downtrodden 49ers team and built one of the greatest franchises in NFL history, has died at the age of 75 after a long struggle with leukemia, it was announced today.
Bill Walsh talks about his battle with leukemia and his career…