Bill Walsh punched at blackjack table
Nevada man charged with battery of former 49ers coach
Posted: Thursday July 02, 1998 10:32 AM
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Walsh won Super Bowl titles with the Forty -Niners in 1982, 1985 and 1989 (Otto Greule/Allsport) |
STATELINE, Nevada (AP) -- Former San Francisco 49ers coach
Bill Walsh was punched in the mouth by another casino patron while playing
blackjack at Harrah's Lake Tahoe.
Kurt Allen Lewis, 30, of Bakersfield, was cited for misdemeanor battery for
hitting the 66-year-old Walsh early Wednesday.
Walsh, his lip swollen, didn't show up for the first day of a celebrity
golf tournament at nearby Genoa Lakes.
According to the sheriff's report, Lewis said he was looking over Walsh's
shoulder, saw Walsh peek at a face-down card and jokingly told him he
shouldn't do that.
Lewis said Walsh got irritated, waved a hand at him, brushing his shirt,
and said, "Do you know who I am? Get away from me."
Lewis then hit him.
Walsh's version was that Lewis was crowding him and he was punched when he
extended his right arm toward him to create space between them.
Walsh retired as the 49ers coach after the 1988 season, with 102 wins in 10
years and Super Bowl titles in 1982, 1985 and 1989.
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