Former 49ers head coach Bill Walsh dies - NFL

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Bill Walsh Traded To Angels
Published 7/30/2007 by TheQatarian at SportsFilter
Bill Walsh, legendary coach of the San Francisco 49ers, joins the list of sports names to pass away in recent days. He was 75. Read Story. ...

Bill Walsh Loses Fight with Leukemia
Published 7/30/2007 by J-Red at East Coast Bias
Leukemia 2, Legends 0. Bill Walsh passed today away after a long battle with leukemia. Legendary television and radio broadcaster Tom Snyder also died of leukemia complications in the past 24 hours. Everyone knows about Walsh's achievements as a coach with the Niners and Stanford, and everyone knows about his vast, successful "tree" of coaches throughout the NFL. What impressed me most about Walsh was the way his former players and assistant coaches still think of him as a father figure. His profile on HBO's Real Sports revealed that he was a great innovator (though some, like Michael Lewis, would argue) as well as a great person. ...

They Come In Threes
Published 7/30/2007 by Caps Nut at Bleatings From a Caps Nut
... , today another shoe dropped as another good guy and class act Former San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Bill Walsh died. ...

News: Bill Walsh Passes Away at 75
Published 7/30/2007 by Fantasy Junkie <info@goldenstateofmind.com> at Golden State Of Mind: Front Page Posts
... I know this is a Warriors and basketball site, but we also cover major stories that occur in the Bay Area. Today is a sad day for not only Niner fans, but football fans all over. Bill Walsh, one of the greatest coaches ever, passed away today at age 75 after battling leukemia. ...

The News
Published 7/31/2007 by mondesishouse at Mondesishouse.com
... , and former 49ers coach Bill Walsh passes away at age 75. ...

Bill Walsh, a legend, has passed away
Published 7/31/2007 by Beavercat at PAFFL - Opinonated Fantasy Football News & Analysis
The former San Francisco 49ers HC Bill Walsh has died at the age of 75 after battling leukemia the past few years. Walsh was a legend , a master of using short, precisely timed passes to control the ball in what became known as the West Coast offense. Walsh, the 49ers head coach from 1979 to 1988, guided the 49ers to three Super Bowl championships and six NFC West division titles in his 10 years as head coach. However Walsh means so much more to the NFL than simply the 'West Coast Offense' or titles.