Bill Walsh's message launched John Lynch to Hall of Fame

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John Lynch’s football career seemed to be nearing its conclusion in 1992 when he spent the summer as a successful starting pitcher in Class A ball for the expansion Florida Marlins. Lynch had come to Stanford as a quarterback and was converted to a part-time safety role under coach Dennis Green when he got a phone call that summer from the assistant for new Cardinal coach Bill Walsh, who had returned to Palo Alto after leading the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl titles. It took all my courage to say, ‘With all due respect coach Walsh, I played one year at safety and played half the snaps if that.

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