The San Francisco 49ers’ 1988 season ended in a dramatic fashion that saw one of the great and most innovative head coaches of all time, Bill Walsh, step down as a head coach after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 in Super Bowl XXIII.
A teary-eyed Walsh announced his retirement in the locker room, which opened the door for then-defensive coordinator George Seifert, who served as the Niners defensive coordinator during the previous six seasons.
Could you imagine following “The Genius,” who spent time as an organization’s general manager and head coach for the entire decade?