It's time for a nightly dose of Wikipedia factification. It's the top five random facts I found while searching through Wikipedia related to sports. The text is pulled directly from the site unless slightly edited to clarify names and places. In honor of Bill Walsh, one of the greatest offensive minds of the last 50 years in football, today's facts will all relate to him and his tree. Let's get moving.
#1
The Bill Walsh Coaching Tree.
His effect on the game will last forever.#2 Mike Holmgren started out as a tight end before becoming a standout quarterback at
San Francisco's
Lincoln High School, where he was named "Prep Athlete of the Year" in 1965 and graduated in 1966. He continued his playing career as a quarterback at
University of Southern California from
1966-
69.
Holmgren SMASH!#3 The quality of Andy Reid's work with the Packers attracted considerable notice from throughout the league, leading to his being hired as the head coach of the Eagles on
January 11,
1999. At the time, many in the local
media in
Philadelphia criticized the hiring, citing the availability of other candidates who had past records of success as head coaches.
Someone told him they were out of donuts.#4 Before the 2003 season, Jim Fassel was reunited with a son, John Mathieson, who he and his wife Kitty gave up for adoption in 1969. The couple was unmarried when he was born.
For when you say, "You know, I hate the establishment, but I love advertising for people."#5 Marty Morhinweg was a backup quarterback for the
Denver Dynamite in the
Arena Football League in 1987 after spending four years calling signals at the University of Montana. He completed 3 of 4 passes for 30 yards and was sacked twice in a backup role. His team, however, went onto with the inaugural ArenaBowl I with a 45-16 victory over the Pittsburgh Gladiators - a team that featured current U. of Arizona Head Coach Mike Stoops.
Remember the time he declined the ball before OT. That's funnier than any joke I've got.Once again, R.I.P. Bill Walsh, a person truly worth talking about when he died (unlike alot of them). You da man. I'm out.
He's drawing slants in heaven now.
