t the "West Coast" offense, you will read about a detailed offense that thrives on perfection. Throughout my manuscript Bill Walsh and sometimes LaVell Edwards will continue to be referred to, having being the architects of such an ingenious offense. Before we can know more about the offense, we should know more about the history of the "father" of the "West Coast" offense.
             "Bill Walsh was born in to an environment where most children played sports in the streets and on neighborhood lawns" . He grew up in a neighborhood where there were no basketball courts, so playing football was the only option.
             Walsh grew up in area of southwest Los Angeles, better known as south central L.A. "South central L.A. was the home of University of Southern California. Having lived in the atmosphere of USC, only served to heighten Walsh's interest in football" .
             In later years, Walsh had the opportunity to hang around USC as a ball boy for the Trojan football team. In the process, Walsh made friends with several USC player that went on to be professional athletes and coaches.
             If you think Walsh came from a football background you are wrong. Though his father played a very influential role in his life, ingraining strong work ethics, (evident in most of Walsh's football teams). During the week his father was employed at a blue collar job in an auto plant. Walsh and family traveled from place to place for employment reasons. Because of the numerous travels, Walsh had the opportunity to attend three different high schools. He played on the football team at each high school, sometimes as quarterback, but usually as a running back because it was probably easier to learn the system. Walsh attended San Mateo Community College for two seasons, where he was allowed to play quarterback on a regular basis. "After attending San Mateo and gaining a Associate's Degree, he attended San Jose State University, where he had the opportu...