Bill Walsh dead at 75

[Cableguy]

Hall Of Fame NFL Coach Bill Walsh Dies

Monday July 30, 2007
CityNews.ca Staff
Football coaching legend Bill Walsh passed away early Monday at the age of 75 after a long battle with leukemia.
Walsh won three Super Bowls during a Hall of Fame career with the San Francisco 49ers. He became famous for perfected what became known as the West Coast offence.
"This is just a tremendous loss for all of us, especially to the Bay Area because of what he meant to the 49ers," said Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana. "For me personally, outside of my dad he was probably the most influential person in my life.
"I am going to miss him."
Walsh became an NHL coach at the age of 47, and spent just 10 seasons with San Francisco, building the formerly dreadful 49ers into the most successful team of the 1980s.
"The essence of Bill Walsh was that he was an extraordinary teacher," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "If you gave him a blackboard and a piece of chalk, he would become a whirlwind of wisdom.
"He taught all of us not only about football but also about life and how it takes teamwork for any of us to succeed as individuals."

[Dj Friction]

Wow.........

What a great legend we have lost. 75...thats way too young!!!!

[bobby]

he will be missed, what passion he had for the sport of football, the way he lived is trully inspiring.iI remember back in the early 80s when I was a kid when the 49ers finally stompted the american favorite dallas cowboys . Rest in peace Coach.