Bill Walsh

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Bill Walsh was a Hall of Fame NFL coach and offensive innovator best known for leading the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl titles and popularizing the West Coast offense.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football coach
National Football League coach
human
authored Finding the Winning Edge
The Score Takes Care of Itself
birthDate 1931-11-30
birthPlace Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
causeOfDeath leukemia
coachedPlayer Jerry Rice
Ronnie Lott
coachedQuarterback Joe Montana
Steve Young
coachingCareerStart 1950s
collegeAttended San Jose State University
creditedWith developing the West Coast offense
deathDate 2007-07-30
deathPlace Woodside, California
surface form: Woodside, California, United States
executiveRole San Francisco 49ers general manager
fullName William Walsh
surface form: William Ernest Walsh
hallOfFame Pro Football Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1993
headCoachOf San Francisco 49ers
Stanford Cardinal football team
surface form: Stanford Cardinal football
headCoachTenure San Francisco 49ers 1979–1988
Stanford Cardinal 1977–1978
Stanford Cardinal
surface form: Stanford Cardinal 1992–1994
influencedCoach Andy Reid
Brian Billick
Dennis Green
George Seifert
Mike Holmgren
jerseyNumberRetiredInHisHonor none
knownFor San Francisco 49ers head coach
offensive innovation in American football
popularizing the West Coast offense
legacy influenced multiple generations of NFL coaches
name Bill Walsh self-link
nationality American
NFLCoachOfTheYearAward 1981
1984
1989
notableTeamCoached Cincinnati Bengals
Los Angeles Chargers
surface form: San Diego Chargers

San Francisco 49ers
Stanford Cardinal football team
surface form: Stanford Cardinal football
occupation American football coach
American football executive
offensiveSystem West Coast offense
playedCollegeFootballFor San Jose State Spartans football
positionPlayed defensive end
wide receiver
SuperBowlTitlesAsHeadCoach 3
teamCoachedToSuperBowlTitles San Francisco 49ers
wonSuperBowlAsHeadCoach Super Bowl XIX
Super Bowl XVI
Super Bowl XXIII

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