bill walsh died

[dalejrfan]

i just found out that bill walsh died from lukemia this morning. god rest his soul

[massillon catholic]

i just found out that bill walsh died from lukemia this morning. god rest his soul


The ex-SFran coach?

[pnthrfan]

Here is the link to the full story:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AmxzM2vPXTHhX9kZhHdCvkQ5nYcB?slug=txobit billwalsh&prov=st&type=lgns

[massillon catholic]

Here is the link to the full story:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AmxzM2vPXTHhX9kZhHdCvkQ5nYcB?slug=txobit billwalsh&prov=st&type=lgns


WOW! I didn't realize that he was 75 years old. He was a great coach.

[Benchboss1]

The man was a freaking genius. One of the best coaches to ever coach the game of football. He will be missed!!

[austinsm11]

I wonder how many NFL head coaches got their start learning from Walsh?

[shortbev]

fox sports "Seifert, Mike Holmgren, Dennis Green, Sam Wyche, Ray Rhodes and Bruce Coslet all became NFL head coaches after serving on Walsh's San Francisco staffs, and Tony Dungy played for him."

"Most of his former assistants passed on Walsh's structures and strategies to a new generation of coaches, including Mike Shanahan, Jon Gruden, Brian Billick, Andy Reid, Pete Carroll, Gary Kubiak, Steve Mariucci and Jeff Fisher."
"Walsh created the Minority Coaching Fellowship program in 1987, helping minority coaches to get a foothold in a previously lily-white profession. Marvin Lewis and Tyrone Willingham are among the coaches who went through the program, later adopted as a league-wide initiative."

[longtimefirsttime]

A coaching legend and mentor, no doubt.