WALSH GOING BACK TO COLLEGE

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, January 16, 1992                   TAG: 9201160184
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: STANFORD, CALIF.                                LENGTH: Medium
WALSH GOING BACK TO COLLEGE
Bill Walsh, spurning the San Francisco 49ers, has accepted an offer to become the coach at Stanford University, according to reports Wednesday.
Walsh, who had reportedly reached an agreement to return to the 49ers as a consultant, was offered a five-year contract Tuesday worth $350,000 a year by Stanford athletic director Ted Leland, the San Francisco Examiner reported Wednesday.
Walsh, 60, replaces Dennis Green, who resigned as Stanford's head football coach last week to become the coach of the Minnesota Vikings. Walsh coached the 49ers to three Super Bowl victories in 10 years and was known for his innovation.
A news conference was scheduled for today.
Walsh all but signed a pact with the 49ers to return to the NFL team as a consultant and help with drafting players and making trades, before changing directions this week.
Walsh resigned from the 49ers in 1989 to become a television analyst for NBC, a position he held through the end of the just-completed season.
Walsh, who coached at Stanford in 1977 and 1978, posting a 17-7 record with two postseason bowl victories, has called his years at Stanford the happiest of his life, although he found some aspects of recruiting distasteful.
According to the Examiner, Leland offered Walsh some incentives intended to make the job more appealing. Former Stanford and 49ers receiver Gene Washington, who recently was hired at Stanford as an administrative aide, would be available to assist Walsh with recruiting and fund raising.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that Stanford assistant coaches would do most of the recruiting and Walsh would only be required for final visits of prospects to secure their letters of intent.
ESPN also reported that Denver quarterback Gary Kubiak, who has announced his retirement, would be a member of Walsh's staff.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB