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With brothers Jim and John Harbaugh coaching on opposite sides in Sunday’s Super Bowl, the Harbaughs have — temporarily — become the most famous family in football.
“I think the greatest joy I got in my life — after seeing all of the ups and downs, and the ins and outs, and all of the different things involved in the coaching profession — is that [coaching] is something they would decide [to do],” said Jack Harbaugh, a former college coach and the father of Jim and John. “It was something they wanted to do.”
Here in New York, however, there are another pair of famous on-field football families who can stake a claim to the title of Football’s First Family. Eli Manning is the third Manning quarterback to star in the NFL, while Rex Ryan learned from...
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Jack Harbaugh should have suspected the grander scope of his new public life when the satirical web site The Onion did a story about him rooting for Tom Brady to win another Super Bowl and that Bill Belichick was by far the best... more »
Typical Harbaugh approach: prepare maniacally, outwork the competition, find something to fuel your competitive fire.Not 49ers coach Jim. Not Ravens coach John.No, we're talking about younger sister Joani. When she was in second... more »
Brian Kelly is going back to Notre Dame, becoming the third college coach to rebuff the Eagles. At this rate, Dabo Swinney might not pick up the phone if Jeff Lurie calls. Don’t worry, Eagles fans. When it comes to... more »
FOXBOROUGH — It’s a bit of a letdown that Tom Brady and Peyton Manning won’t battle it out in the AFC Championship Game next week with a chance for Manning to close the gap on Brady on the list of the all-time... more »
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