Bill McPherson (American football) Pat, is the tight ends coach for the Seattle Seahawks. 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
American Football League Bradshaw and Joe Greene, and ultimately winning four Super Bowls in the 1970s. Since the 1970 merger, the Steelers have the NFL's highest winning percentage, the most total victories, the most trips to either conference championship game, are tied for the second most trips to the Super Bowl (with the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos, trailing only the New England Patriots), and have won an NFL-record six Super Bowl championships. Perhaps the greatest social legacy of the AFL was the domino effect of its policy of being more liberal than the entrenched NFL in offering opportunity for black players. While