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Former 49er Coach Bill Walsh Dies At 75 |
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Tuesday, 31 July 2007 |
 San Francisco
49ers former head coach Bill Walsh died at his Woodside home Monday morning following a long battle with
leukemia, according to a Stanford
University spokeswoman.
Walsh announced in November 2006 he was fighting the blood cancer, which he had
been diagnosed with in 2004.Walsh became a coaching icon in the 1980s, leading
what had been the league's doormat 49ers to three Super Bowl championships in
1982, 1985 and 1989 and six NFC division titles. He compiled a 102-63-1 record in
his 10 years at the helm. The 49ers recruited Walsh from Stanford
University, where he returned to coach
after hisyears - including serving as general manager - with San Francisco. He also spent three years as
an NFL television analyst.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 14 August 2007 )
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