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Bill Walsh Through the Years

Hall of Fame head coach Bill Walsh of the San Francisco 49ers makes a point to the official during the 49ers 33-31 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on November 22, 1981 at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. Photo by NFL/WireImage.com

San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame head coach Bill Walsh allows himself a smile during Super Bowl XIX, a 38-16 victory over the Miami Dolphins on January 20, 1985, at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. Photo by Al Messerschmidt/WireImage.com

Former 49ers head coach Bill Walsh is honored for being inducted into the National Football Hall of Fame during a game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons at Candlestick Park on September 19, 1993 in San Francisco, California. The 49ers won 37-30. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana and head coach Bill Walsh smile for photographers during the closing moments of their playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings in this Jan. 4, 1989 file photo at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. (AP Photo)

Joe Montana and Steve Young of the San Francisco 49er's listen to Head Coach Bill Walsh during a game at Candlestick Park. (Otto Greule/ALLSPORT)

Head coach Bill Walsh of the San Francisco 49ers enjoys a victory ride on the field after defeating the Miami Dolphins 38-16 in Super Bowl XIX at Stanford Stadium on January 20, 1985 in Stanford, California. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame head coach Bill Walsh and Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana (16) in a conference in 1981. Photo by Al Messerschmidt/WireImage.com

Hall of Fame head coach Bill Walsh of the San Francisco 49ers is deep in thought during the 49ers 33-0 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on October 28, 1984 at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. Photo by NFL/WireImage.com

San Francisco 49ers' coach Bill Walsh jokes with a photographer as quarterback Joe Montana and news persons look on after the 49ers practice in this Jan. 19, 1982 photo. (AP Photo)

Hall of Fame head coach Bill Walsh of the San Francisco 49ers watches the action during the 49ers 20-16 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII on January 22, 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida. Photo by Al Messerschmidt/WireImage.com

San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh is hoisted on the shoulders of his team after they defeated the Miami Dolphins 38-16 in Super Bowl XIX in this Jan. 20, 1985 file photo, at Stanford, Stadium, in Palo Alto, Calif. (AP Photo/File)

Head coach Bill Walsh of the San Francisco 49ers stands on the sidelines during a game against the Houston Oilers at Candlestick Park on November 8, 1987 in San Francisco, California. The 49ers won 27-20. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Coach Bill Walsh of the Stanford Cardinal watches his players during a game against the San Jose State Spartans. Stanford won the game 37-13. Mandatory Credit: Otto Greule /Allsport

San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh talks to quarterback Joe Montana (16) and backup quarterback Steve Young (8)--all members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame--during the NFC Divisional Playoff, a 34-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on January 1, 1989, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. Photo by Arthur Anderson/WireImage.com

Head coach Bill Walsh and quarterback Steve Young of the San Francisco 49ers in a 20 to16 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII on January 22, 1989 in Miami, Florida. Photo by NFL/WireImage.com

Bill Walsh, Chuck Noll, Larry Little, and Dan Fouts are introduced as the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1993 on the field before the AFC's 23-20 overtime victory over the NFC in the 1993 NFL Pro Bowl played on February 7, 1993 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. Photo by NFL/WireImage.com

Former San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh. The 49ers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 30-16, on November 17, 2003 at 3COM Park in San Francisco, California. Photo by Kirby Lee/WireImage.com