as the West Coast Offense. This radical new system utilized the speed and quickness of the 49er team. Based on precision, accuracy, and ball control, the offense produced three Super Bowl titles while Walsh coached the team. In the ten years that Bill Walsh coached San Francisco, they made the playoffs seven times, won six NFC Western Division Conference titles, and, of course, won the Super Bowl three times. Along the way, Walsh tutored some of the most successful people in the NFL. He shaped and molded Joe Montana into one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the game. In addition, Steve Young, Montana’s backup, was trained in the ways of the WCO. After Montana’s departure, Young produced another Super Bowl ring for the 49er organization. Not only were players influenced by Bill Walsh, but also so were other coaches. All taught under Walsh, Mike Holmgren, George Siefert, and Mike Shanahan, took their talents to Green Bay, San Francisco, and Denver respectively, and won Super Bowls. In 1995, 4 of the top 7 NFL offenses in the league used some variety of the WCO. Bill Walsh’s experienced leadership resulted in an induction into the NFL Hall of Fame.7. Brett Banducci 1996, The Ditka Alterhttp://www.slonet.org/~bbanducc/ditka.html8. The Sporting News (1998) Wisdom of Mike Ditkahttp://www.sportingnews.com/features/ditka/quotes.html9. Ditka, Mike, interviewed by Dan Pompei. Mike Ditka: the former Bears coach growls about his rocky past and uncertain future. Sport p. 32 Oct 1993.MIKE DITKA’S “IN YOUR FACE APPROACH” CREATED THE RESPECT A COACH DESERVES. When asked why he like to coach football, Mike Ditka asserted that he was, “put on this earth…” to coach. Ditka’s unique outlook on life and football changed the people around him. He was once caught saying, “Friends are hard to find; you can find a wife anywhere.” It was these kind of different ideas that made Mike...
