|
Bill Walsh was named Vice President/General Manager of the San Francisco 49ers in January 1999, returning to guide the team he had built into the most successful NFL franchise for two decades. He is responsible for the daily management of the organization and all aspects of football operations, including personnel decisions, the college draft and training camp. During his previous 10-year tenure (1979-88), the 49ers won three Super Bowl titles, made seven NFC postseason appearances and claimed six NFC West division championships. He was named NFL Coach-of-the-Year twice and NFL Coach-of-the-Decade for the 1980s. He was one of only 14 coaches in the history of professional football to be elected into the Hall of Fame and compiled a .617 winning percentage. Walsh got his first collegiate head coaching job at Stanford in 1977.
Walsh created the Minority Coaching Fellowship Program in 1987 that has produced, among others, Stanford's current head coach Tyrone Willingham. The NFL later adopted this Fellowship as a league-wide program. He received a bachelor's degree (1955) and a master's in education (1959) from San Jose State University.
|
