Former San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh passed away Monday at the age of 75 after a long battle with leukemia.
It’s definitely a sad day in the world of football. I’m willing to bet damn near every current coach has a little Bill Walsh in them and what he brought to the game as far as an offensive mind will live on forever. His pride and joy, the West Coast Offense, is still a staple for many teams, even though some just use a hybrid form of it. The way he ran the personnel department for the 49ers can still be seen in the way the Patriots run their organization, which is to say he did it with total class.
Bottom line is Walsh was, and will continue to be, football.
