Bill Walsh coached in the NFL from 1966 to 1996, spanning 22 seasons with 5 organizations. He served as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and San Jose Apaches. His roles included Administrative Assistant, Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers, and Running Backs. He worked under George Seifert, Paul Brown, and Tommy Prothro. 6 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
1996	San Francisco 49ers	Administrative Assistant under George Seifert
1988	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1987	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1986	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1985	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1984	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1983	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1982	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1981	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1980	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1979	San Francisco 49ers	Head Coach HC
1976	San Diego Chargers	Offensive Coordinator under Tommy Prothro
1975	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide Receivers under Paul Brown
1974	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide Receivers under Paul Brown
1973	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide Receivers under Paul Brown
1972	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide Receivers under Paul Brown
1971	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide Receivers under Paul Brown
1970	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide Receivers under Paul Brown
1969	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide Receivers under Paul Brown
1968	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide Receivers under Paul Brown
1967	San Jose Apaches	Head Coach HC
1966	Oakland Hornets	Running Backs under John Rauch

Worked Under (3)

Coach	Team	Years
George Seifert	San Francisco 49ers	1
Paul Brown	Cincinnati Bengals	6
Tommy Prothro	San Diego Chargers	1

Protégés (6)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Sam Wyche	Cincinnati Bengals	1984
George Seifert	San Francisco 49ers	1989
Mike Holmgren	Green Bay Packers	1992
Dennis Green	Minnesota Vikings	1992
Ray Rhodes	Philadelphia Eagles	1995
Mike White	Oakland Raiders	1995