Bill McPherson, who won five Super Bowls as a highly respected longtime assistant coach with the 49ers, passed away on Tuesday. He was 88.
McPherson is one of the few individuals in the organization with five Super Bowl rings from the championships the 49ers won following the 1981, ’84, ’88, ’89 and ’94 regular seasons. He spent more than a quarter-century with the organization as a coach and executive.
“He was incredible,” said former defensive lineman Dennis Brown, who built a tight relationship with McPherson as a 49ers player from 1990 to ’96. “He was a good man.