The journey from part-time football player and baseball prospect to Lynch’s induction into the Hall of Fame on Aug. 8 began in earnest during that conversation nearly three decades ago when Walsh showed Lynch making plays similar to Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott. I think of all the people who kind of spoke this into existence, and coach Walsh was so instrumental because I would have just gone off and played baseball," Lynch said. After three seasons as a part-time player, Lynch earned a full-time role in coach Tony Dungy’s first season in 1996. "Usually people like that just on average, usually, I think, I’m like, all right, the person’s got to be somewhat phony," Shanahan said before the Super Bowl in 2020. But, then you get with John day in and day out, and that’s genuinely who he is.

Source: Fox News August 01, 2021 15:22 UTC