Bill McPherson (American football) explained
| Bill McPherson |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
| High School: | Bellarmine College Preparatory |
| College: | Santa Clara |
| Pastcoaching: | - Bellarmine College Preparatory (1956–1962)
Assistant coach
- Santa Clara(1963–1974)
Defensive coordinator/Defensive line coach
- UCLA(1975–1977)
Linebackers coach
- Philadelphia Eagles
Linebackers coach
- San Francisco 49ers
Linebackers coach
- San Francisco 49ers (–)
Defensive line coach
- San Francisco 49ers (–)
Linebackers coach
- San Francisco 49ers (–)
Defensive coordinator
- San Francisco 49ers (–)
Assistant head coach/defensive assistant
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| Pastexecutive: | - San Francisco 49ers (–)
Director of Player Personnel
- San Francisco 49ers (–)
Player Personnel Assistant
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Bill McPherson (October 24, 1931 – March 17, 2020) was an American professional football coach in the National Football League (NFL). He was the San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator from 1989 to 1993. He was a coach or front office executive in the 49ers organization from 1979 to 2005 and won five Super Bowls.[1]
Coaching Career
McPherson was most known for his ability to coach the defensive line, serving as coach of that position for Santa Clara University (1963–1974), UCLA (1975–1977), Philadelphia Eagles (1978), and San Francisco 49ers (1979–1991, 1994–1998). While with Santa Clara, he also served as linebackers coach and associate head coach.[2]
Personal Life
His son, Pat, is the tight ends coach for the Seattle Seahawks.[3] McPherson died on March 17, 2020, at the age of 88.[4] [5]
He was a member of the U.S. Army in the Korean War.
Notes and References
- News: McPherson leaving team after 24 seasons . Kevin . Lynch . February 1, 2005 . San Francisco Chronicle . February 19, 2021.
- Web site: Bill McPherson . Fanbase.com . January 3, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150103154231/http://www.fanbase.com/1-Bill-McPherson . January 3, 2015.
- Web site: A product of the football business . Ben . Malcolmson . July 14, 2010 . Seattle Seahawks . February 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607015141/http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/A-product-of-the-football-business/5530b685-4bc3-48bb-9877-2ba13ee0639e . June 7, 2013 . dead.
- News: Maiocco . Matt . Bill McPherson, 88, five-time Super Bowl-winning 49ers assistant, passes away . March 17, 2020 . NBCSports.com . March 18, 2002.
- Web site: 2020-03-18 . Former 49ers coaching stalwart Bill McPherson dies at 88 . 2024-05-19 . The Mercury News . en-US.
