Bill Walsh died

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Originally Posted by Redskins8588

What I find to be amazing is how many current coaches in the league have roots that go back to Bill Walsh. Almost half of the coaches in the NFL have roots back to him.

Mike Holmgren - SEA
Andy Reid - PHI
Brad Childress - MIN
John Fox - CAR
Mike McCarthy - GB
Jon Gruden - TB
Mike Shanahan - DEN
Gary Kubiak - HOU
Jeff Fisher - TEN
Brian Billick - BAL
Jack Del Rio - JAX
Scott Linehan - STL
Tony Dungy - IND
Lovie Smith - CHI
Mike Tomlin - PIT
Rod Marinelli - DET

And that doesn't count the other coaches under the Bill Walsh coaching tree that held Head Coach positions at some point in the NFL. Bill Walsh's coaching tree produced 28 head coaches, with 16 of them currently coaching in the NFL. Also, his coaching tree produced 8 super bowl championship teams, not to mention the 3 super bowl championship teams that he coached. I have to admit that I am truely amazed how much of an influence this man has had in the NFL. Maybe someday there will be a "Bill Walsh Trophy"...

Image:Walsh Coaching Tree3.GIF - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That's an impressive list.