Bill Walsh is referred to as the West Coast Offensive Genius. He is
known as perhaps the greatest offensive mind ever in the NFL. Many coaches now
use the West Coast offense which was popularized by Walsh. He has coached many
teams but is most remembered for his time with the San Francisco 49ers. His
career may have not started out so successful with the Niner’s but soon after
drafting Joe Montana he had a successful team on his hands. He has three Super
Bowl titles that can be attributed to his knowledge of the game. The part that
really set him apart from other coaches was his understanding of the game and
how it worked. He clearly got his offense working for him or else he would not
be so well known today. He was a smart man who had players that believed in him
and were willing to follow what he said. Where many coaches are remembered for
their personalities Bill Walsh is definitely remembered ad being a “genius” and
his record reflects that. In such a short period of time (10 years as a head coach)
he accomplished so much. Walsh retired
in 1989 and sorrowfully passed away in 2007 at the age of 75 after battling leukemia
for a long period of time.
