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Bill Walsh RIP
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:54 pm
by bassjones
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
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:06 pm
by rezin
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:17 pm
by deek
Ouch, there is a hit to all NFL fans...RIP, man. Truly a great coach and football guru and really, just person in general!
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:17 am
by WBOB
For me,.. one of his best additions to the NFL.
Was the drafting, and carefully prepping of
possibly the best QB in history.......
JM
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:26 pm
by Haggard
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.