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Super Bowl XLVII: The Harbaughs
Harbaugh Family: Jack of Head Coaches
Super Bowl XLVII pits the 49ers' Jim Harbaugh against the Ravens' John Harbaugh. Patch shares the story of the Harbaugh family leading into Super Bowl Sunday.
Jack Harbaugh coached for decades. He was the head coach for 55 games. He's seen a lot of football. But only once before has the father of three watched as his two sons coached against one another in the NFL. And after three-or-so agonizing hours on Thanksgiving Day 2011, Harbaugh visited the bowels of M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, peered into the Ravens locker room to see his jubilant son, John. Then he took an immediate detour to the visiting locker room to find his son, Jim. That's where he belonged. "It was quiet and somber, and finally I saw Jim, all by himself, no one around him. He still had his coaching things on, and his hands on his head, and we realized that that is where we were needed," Jack Harbaugh said. "So that feel of …
BERNIE FISKEN
6:56 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Of course the best way to watch this year's Superbowl is to be there at the New Orleans Dome. Rumour has it that there are 4 charter Southwest Airlines flights leaving BWI Airport for New Orleans jammed full of Ravens Fans; a veritable Flying Ravens Roost. The cost is $1,000. a pop and that does NOT include the price of Game tickets. I look forward to booking a flight to see the Redskins play in … more ›