Bill Walsh a.k.a. "The Genius" Will Be Missed

Published: July 31, 2007, 4:28 am

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I was saddened by the news of Bill Walsh’s passing. Some of you may remember his video games back in the day. Bill Walsh College Football is where the excitement over NCAA Football in video games really started. I don’t think the game series every got it’s due credit, but it was definitely where it all really started. There were some college football games before it, but none worth mentioning. As a huge football fan, I think I will really miss one of the greatest minds in sports history. Who will ever forget the great championships he assembled in San Francisco with Montana, Rice, Lott and the rest of the players? Bill Walsh, known in football circles as “The Genius” for coaching the San Francisco 49ers to three NFL championships and designing the “West Coast offense” that has attracted countless devotees in the college and pro ranks, died at his Woodside, Calif., home Monday morning. He was 75. Diagnosed with leukemia in 2004, Mr.

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