NFL Hall of Famer Passes at Age 75

July 31, 2007

In sad news, NFL Hall of Fame Coach Bill Walsh finally succumbed to leukemia, passing away in his home.  He was 75 years old.  Walsh is best remembered by NFL fans as the coach of the legendary 1980s incarnation of the San Francisco 49ers, led by Joe Montana.  Walsh won all three Super Bowls in which he coached, was 10 and 6 in the playoffs, and had won nearly 62% of his regular season games.  He is credited with creating the “West Coast Offense,” though he was never much a fan of that particular name for his schemes.

Though Walsh may be gone, his legacy will live on in football for decades to come.  The list of coaches upon whom he has impacted reads like a who’s who of big time coaches.  Names such as Holmgren, Green, Seifert, Coslet, Shanahan, Dungy, Gruden, Mariuci, Carroll, Billick, Reid, Kubiak, and Fisher are just a few on the list of coaches who owe their knowledge either to Walsh or a man who studied under Walsh’s tutelage.  Beyond football, Walsh is also remembered as being a great teacher, a great leader, and a great man.  He will surely be missed by all who knew him.

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