question for the older fans

ima huge 49ers fan. i love to read about the past of all the teams but specifically the 49ers. i always read and hear and watch all these amazing interviews about or of bill walsh. the man seems incredible. i would do anything to watch him coach joe montana and all that good stuff

but enoug of that.. down to the question..

if i met this man.. i feel like he would have this special feelinga bout him. that he could get your attention and respect instantly. like he would have a special aurora about him. my question is.. for the people that has met him before.. tell me how the experience was.. did he have a special aurora about him.. and i hope aurora is the word i mean to use. lol

Originally posted by tankle104:
ima huge 49ers fan. i love to read about the past of all the teams but specifically the 49ers. i always read and hear and watch all these amazing interviews about or of bill walsh. the man seems incredible. i would do anything to watch him coach joe montana and all that good stuff

but enoug of that.. down to the question..

if i met this man.. i feel like he would have this special feelinga bout him. that he could get your attention and respect instantly. like he would have a special aurora about him. my question is.. for the people that has met him before.. tell me how the experience was.. did he have a special aurora about him.. and i hope aurora is the word i mean to use. lol

Aurora


Aura


Aroma

He had an aroma. He smelt like victory.

I don't recall anything mystical about Bill Walsh, whether it was an aurora or aura. He was just very intelligent.

Wasn't born until 85 and never been to a 9er game but if you haven't seen these videos you should watch them:


Harry Edwards Eulogy for Walsh (3 parts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU3fgHaqJ3M&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P29_zUGm_U&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPG5RM7D9kU&feature=related

Eddie Debartolo speaking at the memorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWSy91rjY1A

It's easy to forget that many people, including fellow coaches, did not like Walsh. He was very sure of himself and took credit for what he did, and some coaches felt he took too much credit for what he learned from Brown, Davis, and other great NFL minds. But, after he retired and relaxed a bit he was able to laugh at himself more and give credit to all his mentors, which made him more popular in the coaching fraternity. His being labeled the Genius was a put down, but being voted into the Hall of Fame showed he had overcome much of the criticism.

His abiity to relate to players as a tough, objective HC but still put some levity into the mix when necessary was fun to watch. Being a bell boy when players got off the team bus before the super bowl was an important tension release. Using boxing analogies was another interesting aspect of his teaching because it told the players I'm not afraid of taking a hit, I'm not the kind of coach who can't take it as well as dish it out. So many facets to his coaching.

Originally posted by dtg_9er:
It's easy to forget that many people, including fellow coaches, did not like Walsh. He was very sure of himself and took credit for what he did, and some coaches felt he took too much credit for what he learned from Brown, Davis, and other great NFL minds. But, after he retired and relaxed a bit he was able to laugh at himself more and give credit to all his mentors, which made him more popular in the coaching fraternity. His being labeled the Genius was a put down, but being voted into the Hall of Fame showed he had overcome much of the criticism.

His abiity to relate to players as a tough, objective HC but still put some levity into the mix when necessary was fun to watch. Being a bell boy when players got off the team bus before the super bowl was an important tension release. Using boxing analogies was another interesting aspect of his teaching because it told the players I'm not afraid of taking a hit, I'm not the kind of coach who can't take it as well as dish it out. So many facets to his coaching.

Good synopsis, but the "Genius" label was not just a putdown, but probably started as one by a jealous coach or two. There were many who legitimately believed he was a football genius. And yes, he was very practical and seemingly sometimes too ,much so when dealing with players and their usefulness to the team, but he also cared about their lives after football and tried to help them prepare for that. There were many tears shed at his passing by his former players.
As for an aura, don't know if he had one or not. Don't really recall much being said or written about that topic. Never met him, but certainly would have been thrilled to. Just know he was one of the best and is sorely missed, especially now!

Never got to meet him, I wish.

However, if you look at who learned from, he said, while coaching, his biggest influence was Sid. If you lookat Brown, Davis, and Corryel, they were all different, it was like MMA, he took a little of each and formulated his own style.

I think if you met him, you would be either mesmerized simply because of the hype, or if you were intellectual, by his intelligence, as he was a well read man. He not only used boxing but war strategies for analogies.

Then again if you are not an intellectual type, you might get bored and fall asleep in his class-haha