The public memorial service for Bill Walsh will be held this Friday at Monster Park, and the master of ceremonies will be none other than Chris Berman. That’s right, on Friday Bill “Don’t call me Steve” Walsh could…go…all…the…way…to heaven. He will be back, back, back, back, gone from this earth. You’re with me pine.
All joking aside, Berman does have a very good serious side and he should do a nice job overseeing a somber event such as this. He’s also one of the few currently renowned sports personalities who was actually around during Walsh’s heyday. The ceremony will include and NFL Films video tribute, and former 49ers Joe Montana, Steve Young, Roger Craig, Jerry Rice, and Roger Craig are scheduled to attend. Dan Snyder isn’t involved, and so parking and admission are free.
RipTen posted a commentary on the passing of head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and Stanford University, Bill Walsh (1931-2007) who lost his fight with leukemia.
The Mad Gamer said this:
I watched the news today regarding the passing of Bill Walsh and couldn’t help but feel that if this was John Madden every video game website on the face of earth would be talking about it.
However Bill Walsh, a member of the hall of fame, three time Superbowl champion, and one of the greatest coaches of all time, loses his fight with leukemia at the age of 75 today and I could not find any mention of him on IGN, 1up, or Gamespot.
Was his mid 90’s video game not “hip” enough? It was one of the first games to deal with football on the college level. Call me what you will, but I know for a fact that if this was John Madden this would not have been the case.
The world is left with one less father, one less teacher, and one less innovator today. He should be remembered and respected by all of u
By Mike Lopresti, Gannett News Service He was not beaten very often. Bill Walsh could think his way past most opponents, but you cannot X-and-O leukemia. So the NFL lost a genuine genius Monday, and it made you wonder what pro football might have looked like the past 25 years without him. Imagine an NFL world without the West Coast offense. Whatever would Joe Montana have done for a living? And how many seasons in a row would the San Francisco 49ers have gone 2-14? Oh, another coach probably more…
Bill Walsh, the brilliant coach who launched the 49ers dynasty and forever transformed the football landscape, died at his Woodside home Monday morning after a battle with leukemia, Stanford University announced. He was 75. Reported by mercurynews.com
