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Jim Harbaugh to Use Bill Walsh Blueprint

When Bill Walsh left Stanford for the 49ers in 1979, he installed a system that came to be known as the West Coast offense. Now that Jim Harbaugh has left Stanford for the 49ers, he's going to bringing the West Coast offense back. Walsh and Harbaugh spent some time together before Walsh's death in 2007, and the veteran...

David Shaw Fulfills Destiny as Stanford Head Football Coach

STANFORD, Calif. -- When Stanford athletic director Bob Bowlsby announced 38-year-old David Shaw as the new Stanford football coach, the players in the back of the auditorium stood up and applauded. So did his mother and his father and his sister and his wife and former Stanford coach Tyrone Willingham. Shaw looked out,...

Dirty (Half) Dozen: Defining NFL Quarterfinal Games

The presence of the Patriots, Steelers, and Ravens make the NFL's quarterfinals seem a bit familiar. So, to a lesser extent, do the Packers and Bears. But looking at from a different angle, the NFL of the past 15-20 years has been infinitely more balanced than the NFL of the previous 20 years, made that way by the...

Vikings Aren't First to Loathe Their Coach, Especially in Lean Times

The dirty little secret in football is that nobody likes his coach, especially if he is a coach of consequence. That means those grumbling in the shadows of the Minnesota Vikings locker room about the same Brad Childress who had them a play or three from the Super Bowl last season should shut up and move to the back of the...

Minorities Still Finding Offensive Coordinator Jobs Out of Their Reach

The NFL's 91st season debuts on Thursday night, but only the last half of the league's history provides a distinguishable diversity march. Since minority players were included in 1946, other benchmark years include Bill Walsh's minority coaching fellowships that originated in 1987 and the Rooney Rule that helped create...

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05/22/12 Hit ân Misc Source: CBS - KYW CBS 3 - Philadelphia PA There's not much rain on the radar, so this bleak looking Tuesday could be a good one to beat the crowds and get in some golf.
05/17/12 Former Eagles offensive line coach Bill Walsh dies Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia PA The Eagles announced Wednesday that former offensive line coach Bill Walsh, 84, died Sunday at his home in Atlanta.
04/07/12 A Brief History of the West Coast Offense: Part 1,... Source: Bleacher Report The San Francisco Bay Area has always been a home to imagination and nuance.
03/26/12 Titan Lenders Corp. Taps Bill Walsh as CFO Source: Send2Press Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp. (Titan) is pleased to announce the appointment of corporate finance powerhouse, Bill Walsh, as chief financial officer.