# Bill Walsh has died. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 30, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-walsh-has-died/413723 "2007-07-30T20:08:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-walsh-has-died/413723/1 "2007-07-30T20:08:52Z")
CNN is reporting that former 49’s head coach Joe Walsh has passed away at 75 from leukemia. [Story](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/07/30/walsh.obit.ap/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![Tragically\_Dip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Tragically\_Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tragically_Dip)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-walsh-has-died/413723/2 "2007-07-30T20:13:47Z")
Joe Walsh just looks dead. Bill Walsh has just passed, though. ---
**Author:** ![LonesomePolecat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-walsh-has-died/413723/3 "2007-07-30T20:16:44Z")
I thought you were talking about the other Joe Walsh, the one who played some kick-butt rock and roll with the James Gang and the Eagles, then went on to a respectable solo career afterwards. Mods, you might want to alter the title of the thread to reflect that distinction. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-walsh-has-died/413723/4 "2007-07-30T20:18:34Z")
Dang, don’t scare me like that! ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-walsh-has-died/413723/5 "2007-07-30T20:19:50Z")
The good news? I brough Joe back to life. The bad? I banned Bill for life. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-walsh-has-died/413723/6 "2007-07-30T20:28:19Z")
[QUOTE=SkipMagic] The good news? I brough Joe back to life. The bad? I banned Bill for life. [/QUOTE] No, you mean you banned him \*from \* life. [sub]I’m going to hell, aren’t I?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-walsh-has-died/413723/7 "2007-07-30T20:42:52Z")
I was going to post that life’s been good to him so far, but then I read the thread and realized it’s the wrong Walsh. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-walsh-has-died/413723/8 "2007-07-30T21:47:29Z")
Well, now that which Walsh has passed has been cleared up, I just want say that Bill Walsh was a source of wonderful joy to me growing up in the Bay Area. Having that Niner Dynasty of the 80’s was a fun, great time, and his influence in the pro football coaching field is undeniable. Thanks, Bill - and godspeed.