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NFL Jonesin’: Remembering Bill Walsh
Published 7/31/2007 by Adam at Pacman Jonesin' | Game Over, Byotch
... Peter King/SI.com ...

Bill Walsh - The Real Genius
Published 7/31/2007 by rstiles at Stiles Points - "So let it be written, so let it be done"
... Peter King ...

The Morning Tailgate
Published 7/31/2007 at STLSportsMag
... when his man-crush breaks Hank Aaron's home run record. [Yellow Chair Sports] Remembering Bill Walsh via various online destinations: Remembering a true visionary - Peter King [SI.com] ...

Bill Walsh, 1931-2007
Published 7/31/2007 at Sports Bastards
... "[I]ntelligent players have an infinitely better chance to succeed. On offense, they have to cope more and more with things like the no-huddle and quick snaps. In a few years, who knows? Maybe there won't be huddles. On defense, they have to cope with different schemes and all the substitution. When I look for players now, even at Stanford, I can rule out a lot of people fast. They have to have above-average intelligence combined with the ability to function under stress.” (read the rest here, thanks to Peter King) ...

Bill Walsh, RIP: Today is the first (sad) day of the rest of the NFL’s life
Published 7/31/2007 by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami
... day he stopped coaching at Stanford the last time, but today, it s a void that cannot be ignored and definitely won t be filled. * Every death is sad. Hall of Famers. Non-Hall of Famers. Every death is sad for family members and friends and admirers. But Walsh s passing happened at a time and place that let his family and friends say good-bye, on a day that was not partly consumed by Barry Bonds HR chase, and early enough on the clock yesterday to give everyone who wanted to celebrate him long hours of thought, reflection and conversation. * My favorite piece of Walsh remembrance was written by Walsh himself, as related by Peter King of Sports Illustrated. It was a foreword Walsh wrote for Peter s book on modern NFL players, and when I read it Walsh writing about intelligence in the NFL! How come I ve never read this before! I heard Walsh s voice, thought about my few conversations with him the past few years, and, all over again, I felt sad, empty and happy about all of it. ...