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Bill Walsh was a Head Coach for the San Francisco 49ers and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Walsh started his head coaching career at Stanford University from 1977-1978 and again from 1992-1994. He joined the pro ranks with the Oakland Raiders of the AFL in 1966 then to the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968. Walsh bounced around the AFL then back to college, but finally landed a stable job as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers in 1979.
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Fast Facts:
- Born: November 30, 1931
- Birth Place: Los Angeles, California
- College San Jose State
- Invented the West Coach Offense
- Three-Time Super Bowl Champion
- Died: July 30, 2007
- 1993: Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Hired George Seifert, Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan, Ray Rhodes, and Dennis Green
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Early Years
Born in Los Angeles, California, Walsh played football at San Jose State University. Although not skilled enough to make the pro ranks, he went on to coach at Washington High School in Fremont, California. He was later hired by fellow Hall of Famer Marv Levy as an assistant at the University of California, Berkley.Coaching in the NFL
In 1979 Bill Walsh came to San Francisco to coach the 49ers. It was there that he granted Joe Montana the starting job at quarterback and developed the West Coast Offense. With the precise design of the offensive scheme, the 49ers were able to win three Super Bowls under Walsh. Walsh retired from football in 1994. He was diagnosed with leukemia in 2004, of which he later died from in 2006. Walsh was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Bill Walsh Questions
Do you worry about paying your bills? 1 AnswerSurprisingly I don't worry about paying our bills even though our income is low. Since we've paid off all our credit cards, we have enough to pay all our bills,... read more
Do you ignore bills and put them in basket? 3 AnswersCurrently theres a couple i run away from and there are those that of course I can't. Bills you just cant run away from cuz they bite you in the butt: 1) Phon... read more
Have you paid off your medical bills? 4 AnswersI overpaid my first big bill. The hospital called implying (though not directly stating) that if I didn't prepay, my surgery might not be allowed to go through.... read more
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Bill Walsh Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to the San Francisco 49ers
- Pro Football Reference.com : Coaching Stats
- Career Record: 92 wins - 59 Loses -1 tie
- Career Post Season Record- 10 wins- 4 loses
- First Year as Head Coach: 1979
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With Absolute faith there is no room for fear! Never give up on your dreams and don't count the days make the days count! -Bill Walsh
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The halftime anchor is the girl who dropped the f bomb on ESPNews and asked Mike Singletary about Bill Walsh's pregame talk.
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@JizzyDaniels Yeah.. you're right. Your team is so good you've won ONE more game than us. But Singletary is the next Bill Walsh.. Right?
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RT @AgentFantastic MoreGOP LiesAbtHCReform|Joan Walsh-Salon.comhttp://bit.ly/7ECJeS #healthcareisaright #Republicanslie #maddow /RD THE BILL
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Did u know in the '97 draft Bill Walsh told the 49ers to draft Jake Plummer & didn't. Y? Because Jim Druckenmiller cld pull a car w/his legs
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