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WICHITA FALLS, TX — Former Dallas Cowboys<\/a> and San Francisco 49ers<\/a> great, Charles Haley<\/a>, was the guest speaker on Sunday, Aug. 23 at the Ninth Annual Midwestern State Athletics Welcome Back Dinner held at L. Ligon Coliseum. The event began with a silent auction and social at 5:30 p.m. with Dallas Cowboy and Midwestern State memorabilia as well as other valuable items. The dinner began at 6 p.m. and the program followed at approximately 6:45. Haley, who played for a lot of great coaches, talked about them and many of his famous teammates on Sunday night. Haley answered questions from moderator Jerry Johnson as well as from the audience. Source: News Channel 6.<\/p>\n \u201cBill Walsh was an exceptional coach,\u201d Haley said. \u201cNo one inspired me like Bill Walsh did. \u201cI never had anyone passionate to help me like Walsh did. I\u2019ve never met another man like that.\u201d<\/p>\n Haley played six season for the 49ers and won a pair of Super Bowl rings. But George Seifert, who succeeded Walsh as the 49ers head coach, sent him packing, delivering a final key piece to the championship teams of the 1990s for the Cowboys. \u201cIt hurt,\u201d Haley said of being traded to the Cowboys in 1992. \u201cI was just mad at the world. \u201cJerry Jones took a chance on me. The 49ers did a character assassination on me after I left. Jerry Jones loves the Dallas Cowboys and will do anything to make them better.\u201d Source: Times Record News.<\/p>\n