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Show SPORTS 8B Friday, Jan. 17, 1992 Standard-Examiner a Bill Walsh tackles new job at Stanford with gusto STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford has Bill Walsh as its football coach, and it’s full speed ahead. Walsh, 60, wanted nothing to do with any diminished capacity or figurehead position. He plans on coaching and overseeing the Cardinal football program nght on down to making recruiting trips. “I was on the phonealready this morning,” Walsh said Thursday at a news conference. “It’s so easy how it all comes out. (Stanford) is obviously an easy producttosell. The next step is getting on the support and ticket sales, just because of his name.” Walsh also introduced Terry Shea, formerly the head coach at San Jose State, as his assistant coach and offensive coordinator. plane. I’m prepared for (recruiting), and at this moment it sounds iike fun.” After spending three seasons as a television analyst for NBC, Walsh took over a Stanford team thatfinished its 1991 season with an 8-4 record after losing 18-17 to Georgia Tech in the Aloha Bowl. The Car- “It’s going to be an aggressive program,” Walsh said. “We're going to play exactly as Denny’s teams played, and we're going to have all the intensity the opposition can handle.” dinal tied for second in the Pac-10 with a 6-2 mark. “Bill Walsh is a legend in football,” said Stanford tailback Glyn Milburn. “My respect for him is immeasurable. Right now we're looking for everything to improve, Walsh found his way to Stanford less than a weekafterall but signing a contract to become a consultant to the San Francisco 49ers, the team he coached to three Super Bowls in 1980s. “I’m still a little flabbergasted that we have a guy ofhis stature,” Leland said. “We have a five-year contract, but we hope that Bill will have so much fun here that he will finish his career at Stanford.” the 49ers or at NBC. Knight-Ridder Newspapers, quoting sources inside and outside the university, reported that in addition to the $350,000 base salary and incentives Walsh will receive from Stanford, boosters will aug- ment that figure by $500,000 a year over the five-year term of the con- Leland and Walsh spoke on the phone on Saturday, met Monday night, Tuesday and Wednesday before Walsh decided to accept the post. There was no haggling over salary, Walsh said, because it is far less than he could have made with player personnelstaff. 49ers owner Ed DeBartolo, president Carmen Policy and coach George Seifert attended the news conference introducing Walsh at Stanford, as did Roger Craig of the Los Angeles Raiders, who formerly played for the 49ers. “I had a gut feeling that he was tract. Walsh replaced Denny Green, wholeft Stanford after three seasons to becomethe head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, andleft the going to come back (to Stanford),” said DeBartolo. “Every time I would talk to Bill he would say how much helikes to be around 49ers without someone who was kids. He always talked about his expected to play a key role on their days at Stanford.” SPORTS BRIEFS Viewmont hires ex-Layton assistant BOUNTIFUL Viewmont High Schoolofficials named former Layton assistant coach Ross Harms as the school’s new football coach Thursday. Harris said he interviewed with school administrators last week and again Tuesday before getting offi- N.-FRI. 11-8 HO—_ émo SUNDAY 125 cial word of his hiring Thursday morning. “I'm still kind of numb,” said Harmis. “But I’m very excited about the opportunity.” Harris will take over a Viewmont program that has struggled of late. Former coach Joe Yanowsky resigned in Decemberafter an 0-9 SAT. STH ANNUAL ae LyeWay season with the Vikings. “That's the part that’s most exciting,” said Harris in response to questions about Viewmont’s embattled program. “I know the type of kids they have there, I saw them in football games and in other sports and they never give up. Mentally, that’s a winning attitude. Myjob now is to get the score- board to reflect that.” DOOR BUSTER! Haris said details of his transfer from Layton have not yet been worked out, but he noted that some of Viewmont’s assistant have expressed an interest in begining work as soon as possible. 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