Bill Walsh RIP

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:54 pm

For some reason I can't split the SF 49er thread... I'm posting a new topic for Bill Walsh's death.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2954719

rezin · Post by **rezin** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:06 pm

you beat me to it.

what a coach.

Walsh's coaching history
1956 -- Graduate assistant coach, San Jose State

1957-59 -- Head coach, Washington Union High School, Fremont

1960-62 -- Defensive coordinator, Cal

1963-65 -- Defensive backs coach, Stanford

1966 -- Offensive backs coach, Raiders

1967 -- Head coach, San Jose Apaches (semipro), Continental Football League

1968-75 -- Offensive coordinator, Cincinnati Bengals

1976 -- Offensive coordinator, San Diego Chargers

1977-78 -- Head coach, Stanford

1979-88 -- Head coach, 49ers

1992-94 -- Head coach, Stanford

Year by year as a head coach

Stanford

Year W L

1977 9 3 Won Sun Bowl

1978 8 4 Won Bluebonnet Bow

1992 10 3 Won Blockbuster Bowl

1993 4 7

1994 3 7 (1 tie)

Total 34-24 (1 tie)

49ers

1979 2 14

1980 6 10

1981 16 3 Won Super Bowl XVI

1982 3 6

1983 11 7 Lost NFC Championship Game

1984 18 1 Won Super Bowl XIX

1985 10 7 Lost wild-card game

1986 10 6 (1 tie) Lost playoff

1987 13 3 Lost playoff

1988 13 6 Won Super Bowl XXIII

Total 102-63 (1 tie)

Notes: Won-lost records include postseason games. NFL regular seasons in 1982 and 1987 were shortened to nine and 15 games, respectively, by player strikes.

deek · Post by **deek** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:17 pm

Ouch, there is a hit to all NFL fans...RIP, man. Truly a great coach and football guru and really, just person in general!

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:17 am

For me,.. one of his best additions to the NFL.
Was the drafting, and carefully prepping of
possibly the best QB in history.......

JM

Haggard · Post by **Haggard** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:26 pm

This should be a great motivator for the 49ers to win number 6!

A bad day for us all around because Frank the Tank broke his hand also. Damn.