Bill Walsh Passes On

**PurpleRulz** · 07-30-2007, 03:15 PM

Was the age of 74. According to NFLN. Prayers with the family.

**Admin Steve** · 07-30-2007, 03:23 PM

Oh dear. Thoughts are with his friends and family.

Link to the story on CBS: http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_211144937.html

**Bez513** · 07-30-2007, 03:48 PM

Wow....he was a great coach. Billick will attend that funeral for sure since that's who he started with.

**OregonRaven** · 07-30-2007, 03:50 PM

Wow, terrible news. He is quite a legend. Amazing to see how many who worked under him have gone on to become NFL head coaches. I know Billick was pretty close to him from his days working in the 49ers PR office. My thoughts are with his family.

**Admin Steve** · 07-30-2007, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by OregonRaven

Wow, terrible news. He is quite a legend. Amazing to see how many who worked under him have gone on to become NFL head coaches. I know Billick was pretty close to him from his days working in the 49ers PR office. My thoughts are with his family.

Yes indeed. Wikipedia has a 'Coaching Tree' that shows the coaches that worked under him that made it in their own right. It is quite astonishing actually.

It is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Wa...tball_coach%29

**Bez513** · 07-30-2007, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Admin Steve

Yes indeed. Wikipedia has a 'Coaching Tree' that shows the coaches that worked under him that made it in their own right. It is quite astonishing actually.

It is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Wa...tball_coach%29

They are missing Marvin Lewis and Mike Nolan under Billick.

**Raveninwoodlawn** · 07-30-2007, 04:25 PM

I remember watching those "America's Team" videos for the past couple months and I really enjoyed watching those 49er films. Besides the fact that I always admired that team and coach, it was a great insight to one of the best football minds in history IMHO.

**Sports Steve** · 07-30-2007, 07:53 PM

Bill Walsh was a real class act.

RIP Coach Walsh

**Jake** · 07-30-2007, 08:20 PM

He was a great coach, an innovator . From what I've seen , heard , and know of Coach Walsh ,he was most of all a good man. May that be said of us all. My prayers and best wishes are with his family and friends. Rest in peace... Well done.

**crazyraven** · 07-30-2007, 09:15 PM

That's one hell of a coach, if not the best.

Sad to hear, Hopefully a moment of silence will be issued league wide to remember such a coaching innovator.

I'm glad I was able to watch his teams during the 80's