keggerz Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 (edited) just read that Bill Walsh passed away this morning http://www.theksbwchannel.com/news/13782508/detail.html Bill Walsh Dies After Battle With LeukemiaFormer Coach Passed Away At Stanford POSTED: 11:30 am PDT July 30, 2007 UPDATED: 11:55 am PDT July 30, 2007 [NEWSVINE: Bill Walsh Dies After Battle With Leukemia] [DELICIOUS: Bill Walsh Dies After Battle With Leukemia] [DIGG: Bill Walsh Dies After Battle With Leukemia] [FACEBOOK: Bill Walsh Dies After Battle With Leukemia] [REDDIT: Bill Walsh Dies After Battle With Leukemia] [RSS] [PRINT: Bill Walsh Dies After Battle With Leukemia] [email: Bill Walsh Dies After Battle With Leukemia] PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Bill Walsh, former head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, died Monday following a battle with leukemia, a source told KSBW 8. Walsh died at about 11 a.m. at home, officials said. Walsh was head coach with the 49ers from 1979 to 1988. Prior to that, he served as an assistant coach with the Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals and San Diego Chargers. A source said Walsh's family was at his side shortly before his death. Edited July 30, 2007 by keggerz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 :D Wow. One of the greats, no doubt. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosn05 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Just saw this scrolling on NFL Network. Been struggling for a while and may he rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vet Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Rest in peace, Coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Terrible. I know that he's been sick for a while now, but that doesn't make it any easier. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 A moment of silence for Bill Walsh. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Rest in peace, Coach. Thoughts and prayers out to his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REZ Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 One of the greatest coaches of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Man. He was fighting it for some time. What a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 His distinctive look on the SF sideline will be burned into my memory for a long time to come. Clearly one of the greatest coaches the league has known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDFFFreak Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Bad things come in threes. Walsh, Tom Snyder, and Bergman (sp?). Rough day. May they all RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantherDave Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 One of the greatest-RIP Coach Walsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Check out his famous coaching tree on wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitpdub Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 One of the saddest days for the niner faithful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slambo Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I'll always have visions of him skipping off the field after a last second victory against the Bengals in Cincy. (forget the year) RIP Coach Walsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 One of the greatest coaches of all time. +1 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I'll always have visions of him skipping off the field after a last second victory against the Bengals in Cincy. (forget the year) RIP Coach Walsh 1987 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Wow, I didn't even kno he was sick. RIP Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReturnToSender Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Always hate to see anyone die, let alone one of the greatest coaches to ever grace the game. Best wishes to all his friends and family! John Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 This is terrible news. He was one of the greatest coaches of all-time and always seemed to handle himself with class. He will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Check out his famous coaching tree on wikipedia That right there is a fine tribute. Astounding. RIP Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51Butkus Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Ditka facetiously called him "willie the wizard"! But still, you have to give the man his props! If only we could have been so lucky as to have someone of Walsh's stature roaming the sidelines at Soldier Field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoMan Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 His 49er teams got me into the world's greatest sport. I'm not a religious man but God Bless Bill Walsh and may he rest in peace. Greatest Coach Ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoMan Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Check out his famous coaching tree on wikipedia His coaching tree is marred by the inclusion of Morhinweg, Callahan, and Coslet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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