Bill McPherson (American football)

Bill McPherson
Personal information
Born	October 24, 1931; Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Died	March 17, 2020 (aged 88); Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Career information
High school	Bellarmine College Preparatory
College	Santa Clara
Career history
Coaching
	Bellarmine College Preparatory (1956–1962); Assistant coach; Santa Clara (1963–1974); Defensive coordinator, defensive line coach; UCLA (1975–1977); Linebackers coach; Philadelphia Eagles (1978); Linebackers coach; San Francisco 49ers (1979); Linebackers coach; San Francisco 49ers (1980–1986); Defensive line coach; San Francisco 49ers (1987–1988); Linebackers coach; San Francisco 49ers (1989–1993); Defensive coordinator; San Francisco 49ers (1994–1998); Assistant head coach, defensive assistant;
Operations
	San Francisco 49ers (1999–2002); Director of player personnel; San Francisco 49ers (2003–2005); Player personnel assistant;
Awards and highlights
	5× Super Bowl champion (XXIV, XXIX, XVI, XIX, XXIII);

Bill McPherson (October 24, 1931 – March 17, 2020) was an American professional football coach in the National Football League (NFL). He was the San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator from 1989 to 1993. He was a coach or front office executive in the 49ers organization from 1979 to 2005 and won five Super Bowls.