American NFL head coach — San Francisco 49ers (1979–1988) — creator of the West Coast Offense — 3 Super Bowl titles — considered the greatest NFL coach alongside Vince Lombardi and Bill Belichick.
Creates the West Coast Offense — Walsh's short-passing offensive system (using quick timing routes to stretch defenses horizontally) transformed NFL offensive strategy and is the basis for the majority of modern NFL offenses; his coaching tree (Seifert, Holmgren, Shanahan, Reid) is the most productive in NFL history.
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