Genius Departed

Three men died in the last two days. None were particularly young. Bill Walsh, former head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, considered the innovator of the West Coast offense, a style of play that emphasized short passes and timing routes instead of running plays, passed away a day ago.

Two directors, Ingmar Bergman of Sweden, and Michelangelo Antonioni of Italy, also passed away.

This is perhaps, as most things of this nature, a matter of coincidence. Their names are well-known, and yet many others, far lesser known have also departed.

There's not that much more for me to say since I'm not particularly familiar with the film work of these two men, though it's making me curious to check it out.