STANFORD, Calif. - Bill Walsh planned his own memorial service in the months before his death with the same meticulous attention he paid to every aspect of the 49ers.

Even when a battle with leukemia finally sapped his strength last month, Walsh made sure Thursday's quietly buoyant tribute would be a celebration of a Hall of Fame coach's life and a chance for hundreds of friends to reunite in praise and mourning.

"He said he wasn't scared," Mike White, a longtime friend and coaching colleague, said of his final conversation with Walsh. "He said he was at peace, and he said he was ready to go. It was the most impressive display of courage I've ever seen."

Walsh's family and a remarkable cross section of the football fraternity gathered at Stanford Memorial Church to praise the 49ers great as an innovative leader and a loyal friend. More than 1,000 mourners honored Walsh, who died July 30 at 75.

"He was a man who stood astride the football culture in America like a colossus for 10 years," said Harry Edwards, a noted sports sociologist and longtime friend who delivered Walsh's eulogy. "He walked with generals, senators and secretaries of state, but never lost his common touch."

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