TheSanFrancisco49ersannouncedTuesdaythatJohnMcVay,thecoachturnedexecutivewhobuilttherostersoffiveSuperBowl-winningteams,haddied.
Hewas91yearsoldatthetime.
McVaywasalsothegrandfatherofLosAngelesRamsheadcoachSeanMcVay,whoseteamissuedastatementinhishonour,acknowledgingtheimpacthehadonhisgrandsonandtheteam.
JohnMcVaydidalotfortheNiners.
McVay,whowasborninOhioin1931,beganhiscoachingcareerafterplayingcentreatMiami(OH),risingthroughthehighschoolrankstobecometheheadcoachofDayton,thentheMemphisSouthmenofthenow-defunctWorldFootballLeague,andfinallytheNewYorkGiants.
McVaywasontheNewYorksidelineduringtheMiracleattheMeadowlands,andthatfamouslosscontributedtoa14-23recordthatledtoMcVay’scontractbeingterminatedafterthe1978season.
McVayquicklyfoundanewcareerwiththeNiners,beginningasdirectorofplayerpersonnelin1979andrisingthroughtherankstobecomedirectoroffootballoperations,vicepresident,andgeneralmanager.
McVayworkedwithHallofFameheadcoachBillWalshtobuildtherostersthatwonSuperBowlsin1982,1985,1989,1990,and1995.
AccordingtotheBayAreaSportsHallofFame,oneofMcVay’sfirstassignmentswastofindWalshaquarterback,whichresultedinathird-rounddraughtpick.
JoeMontanaworkedoutprettywellintheend.
OtherhomegrownplayersincludedJerryRice,RonnieLott,andCharlesHaley,andMcVaywasalsoapartofMontana’sfamousswitchtoSteveYoung,whichresultedinhisfinalchampionship.
Meanwhile,McVay’ssonTimwentontoplaydefensivebackatIndianaandeventuallyhadasonnamedSean,whowentontowinaSuperBowlwiththeRams.
Therearenumerouswaystoestablishadynasty,butfewpeoplediscovertwoofthem.
