“Who’s got it better than us?”
That’s the trademark question asked by the Harbaugh coaching family, and right now the answer truly might be: “Nobody.” Jack Harbaugh’s sons John and Jim have a unique opportunity to sweep the college football national championship and NFL championship this season.
John Harbaugh will lead the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens into the AFC divisional playoffs against the Houston Texans at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Jim Harbaugh won the national championship with Michigan this season and might be headed back to the NFL In 2024. Jack – whose coaching career began at Perrysburg (Ohio) High School in 1962 – has a lot to be proud of.
Here is a closer look at the coaching accomplishments of Jack, Jim and John Harbaugh.
BENDER: No one could stop Michigan, even if everybody wanted to
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Jack Harbaugh
Jack Harbaugh, 84, was a three-year letterwinner at Bowling Green, where he met his wife Jackie.
Jack began his coaching career as a high school coach before reaching the college ranks. He was Michigan’s defensive backs coach under Bo Schembechler from 1973-79. He took a job as Stanford’s defensive coordinator from 1980-81 under Paul Wiggin, who was a defensive end on the Cleveland Browns’ last NFL…
