I was saddened by the news of Bill Walsh’s passing. Some of you may remember his video games back in the day. Bill Walsh College Football is where the excitement over NCAA Football in video games really started. I don’t think the game series every got it’s due credit, but it was definitely where it all really started. There were some college football games before it, but none worth mentioning. As a huge football fan, I think I will really miss one of the greatest minds in sports history. Who will ever forget the great championships he assembled in San Francisco with Montana, Rice, Lott and the rest of the players?
Bill Walsh, known in football circles as “The Genius” for coaching the San Francisco 49ers to three NFL championships and designing the “West Coast offense” that has attracted countless devotees in the college and pro ranks, died at his Woodside, Calif., home Monday morning. He was 75.
Diagnosed with leukemia in 2004, Mr. Walsh had been in failing health for several months, according to officials at Stanford, where he coached for five seasons (1977 to 1978 and 1992 through 1994) and served as special assistant to the athletic director from early 2004 until his death.
Cerebral, introspective and innovative, Mr. Walsh had an uncanny eye for scouting players and designing refined game plans. His offensive scheme — predicated on short, timing passes — fueled a dynasty in San Francisco with Super Bowl victories after the 1981, ’84 and ’88 seasons.
Via Seattle Times
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