One of the greatest sports masterminds has passed away today at the age of 75 after a sturdy fight with the tedious disease leukemia. The man I speak of is Hall of Fame Coach Bill Walsh. Known for his acumen for x’s and o’s and drafting some of footballs best of all time, Walsh will be missed greatly. Walsh’s legacy consists of a gargantuan amount of success such as architecting the dynamic scheme that is the west coast offense and winning three super bowls as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. In fact, one can argue that the 4oers prestige would not be at the echelon that it is if it was not for Walsh’s contributions. Walsh was a man that knew how to discover and coach talent such as Joe Montana,Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, Ronnie Lott, Merton Hanks, John Taylor, and a whole slue of others. For his career Walsh compiled a 102-63-1 record and helped evolve quite possibly the greatest coaching tree in football with minds such as Mike Holmgren, Dennis Green, Ray Rhodes, Tony Dungy, and George Seifert. Although Walsh has not coached in a few decades and died today, his presence in football certainty has not and will not as several of today’s coaches such as Mike Shanahan, Jon Gruden, Brian Billick, Andy Reid, and Pete Carroll, employ the west coast offense he created in their schemes.
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