Bill McPherson (American football) Bill McPherson (American football) Bill McPherson is a former American football coach in the National Football League. He was the San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator from 1992 to 1993. He was a coach or front office executive in the 49ers organization from 1979 to 2005 and won five Super Bowls. 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. His son,
Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and ended on August 2. Only one event, the "men's tournament", was contested. Several qualified countries did not participate because of the American-led boycott. Sixteen teams were divided into four groups: In the technical report following the competition, FIFA reported that: "Compared with the 1979 World Youth Tournament in Japan and the 1978 World Cup finals in Argentina, the standard of football at the Olympic Football Tournament was generally of an inferior quality,". The football tournament was the most attended event on