European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday january 27,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 Walsh waving Bye Bye Pebble Beach Calif a Bill Walsh has decided to resign As coach of the super bowl Champion san Francisco 49ers to take another Job in the Organiza Tion newspapers reported thursday. Walsh has supported 49ers defensive coordinator George Seifert As his re placement and Seifert reportedly Cut Short a trip to Cleveland and returned to san Francisco on wednesday. The new York daily news reported thursday that san Francisco owner Eddie Debartolo or. Wanted a High pro file coach like Jimmy Johnson of the University of Miami. Walsh Debartolo and their attorneys met wednesday for two hours in the vill Debartolo is occupying this week while playing in the Pebble Beach pro am Golf tournament the san Francisco examiner said thursday in reporting that Walsh has decided to resign. Walsh and Debartolo were schedule to hold a thursday afternoon news con Ference at Pebble Beach. Similar reports saying Walsh would Ste Down were carried by the san Francisco chronicle and the san Jose Mercury news. Walsh Debartolo and Johnson reportedly out of his office wednesday Ona recruiting trip were not available for comment. Debartolo said tuesday it May be three weeks before a final determination is made on Walsh s status. The Mercury news citing a source close to the 49ers, reported thursday that Walsh has told his assistants he will not return for an Lith season but will remain with the team in the front office. The examiner quoted Carmen policy 49ers vice president and general counsel As saying a meeting of team officials would be held thursday after Debar Tolo finishes his Golf commitment. Asked whether Walsh was leaving a coach and whether Seifert would replace him policy responded i can t say but Al parties Are on the same Page. What Well be doing is to keep things in Good order in 1989 and possibly through the 90s." Seifert a leading candidate for the Cleve land Browns vacant head coaching Posi Tion was in route to Cleveland on wednes Day and booked a room in a hotel there. But after arriving in Dallas to change planes he cancelled the second leg of his trip and booked a return flight to san Francisco. He said there was nothing wrong with his family no problem nothing like that a source said told the chronicle. He just said he had to head Back to san Francisco and he d explain it All to the Browns Walsh has endorsed Seifert a 49-year-old san Francisco native who has been a 49ers defensive aide since 1980 and be san Francisco coach Bill Walsh might be replaced by George Seifert or Jimmy Johnson. Fore that assisted Walsh when he was the head coach at Stanford. When asked whether Seifert would succeed Walsh within the next 24 hours policy responded not All the pieces Are in place Debartolo reportedly told other own ers in the nil that if Walsh left he would like to replace him with Johnson who coached the University of Miami tothe National championship in 1987. One of Walsh s reasons for wanting to step Down is a desire to keep Seifert whose Brilliant defensive strategies have been instrumental in the 49ers Success the past few years the chronicle quoted a source As saying. Like the Mercury news the chronicle reported that Johnson is among those being considered for the Job. Debartolo has hinted to friends that he d like to have a name coach such a Jimmy Johnson,." the chronicle said. The Mercury news said Walsh is fear Ful that the hiring of any coach other than a member of his staff could disrupt the Success of the team. He does t want to see a group that has won three super bowls broken up and spread All Over the place the Mer Cury news quoted its source As saying. The news said Walsh would reconsider leaving As coach should his successor come from the outside. But the newspaper s source said Walsh has Little influence with Debartoloit s like a bad divorce with these Guys the source said. I Don t eve know if Eddie will let him come Walsh heaped Praise on Seifert the Day after the super bowl. When asked if Seifert was ready to become a head coach Walsh replied emphatically that he was and added that he expected Sei fert to be his successor. Most of the players seem to thin Walsh will remain with the team maybe in an executive Rolethat s one thing he told me that he would still be Here guard Guy Mclntyre said. I mean it s not like hell vanish off the face of the earthanother candidate for the Job report edly is former California and Illinois head coach Mike White. Wyche oks 5-year Deal with Cincy Cincinnati a Sam Wyche returning for another five year hitch As head coach of the Cincinnati bengals says he Hopes to Lead them to a super bowl Victory rather than just an appear Ance in the nil title game. I certainly am Happy 19 be Here and Iam looking Forward to finishing some unfinished business Wyche said wednesdays he announced he has agreed to a five year contract. I m very Happy with the people i work for and Wyche coached the bengals to Sun Day s super bowl which they lost 20-16 to the san Francisco 49ers. The bengals 4-11 in 1987, went 12-4and won the american conference championship this past s previous five year contract expired at the end of the 1988 , 44, received $250,000 a year under the old contract but refuse wednesday to discuss his new salary or other contract terms. He said the bengals turnaround inspired peoplesports is just a Little Vignette of life anyway. I think that s Why people like it Wyche said. What we be said to people is you have 4-11 years. But those 4-1 is Are surmountablewyche and team officials said that they want to retain the entire coaching staff. Jordan magic Nab most votes new York a guards Michael Jordan of the Chicago bulls the Aba s leading scorer and magic Johnson the Leader of the two time Champion los an Geles lakers topped the fan voting for the league s All Star the final balloting announced thursday Jordan who is averaging 35.1points per game received 1,003,062 votes. Johnson the All time Leader in theall Star game in assists with 111, collected 856,751 Jordan on the Eastern Confer ence starting team will be Center Moses alone of the Atlanta Hawks guard Isiah Thomas of the Detroit pistons and for wards Dominique Wilkens of Atlanta and Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Western conference starters i addition to Johnson will be Center Akeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rock ets guard Dale Ellis of the Seattle super sonics and forwards Karl Malone of the Utah jazz and Alex English of the Den ver remaining All stars will be chosen by a vote of the coaches in each Confer ence and announced next game will be played feb. 12 at the Houston Astrodome. 49er backs in wrong place at right time san Francisco a running backs Roger Craig and Tom Rathman were in the wrong places on the touchdown play that won the superbowl for the san Francisco 49ers, a newspaper reported. The san Francisco examiner said Craig and Rath Man swapped sides on the play known as20 half Back curl x up when quarterback Joe Montana hit John Taylor in the end zone with 34 seconds left on sunday. The 49ers beat the Cincinnati bengals 20-16 at Miami s Joe Robbie stadium for their third of championship of the 1980s. When Montana launched that pass Craig was sup posed to line up behind him and to his left with Rathman parallel to Craig and to the right of Montana the newspaper said. But Craig lined up to the right and Rathman tothe left running their patterns correctly but on the wrong Side. When we broke the huddle i saw Tom line up on the left and that was t the time to argue so i just lined up on the right Craig said by Telephone fro Hawaii where he is getting ready for the pro bowl. I ran the curl to the right and it worked because they double covered maybe Well run it that Way next year Craig laughed. It can t be too bad if we won the super bowl with
