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10 things to know about John Harbaugh

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The New York Giants introduced John Harbaugh as the team's new head coach.

Here are 10 things to know about the long-time NFL coaching veteran.

1. Harbaugh, the 21st head coach in the franchise's history, comes to the Giants after 18 seasons as the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, a stint that included, among other things, a Super Bowl championship.

2. His 180 regular-season victories ranks as the 14th-most in NFL history. Meanwhile, his 13 postseason wins are tied for seventh in league history and is second among active head coaches (Andy Reid), while his eight road playoff victories are the most by a head coach in NFL history.

3. Harbaugh's playoff resume includes 12 postseason appearances in 18 seasons, along with six AFC North titles, four AFC Championship Game appearances, and of course, a victory in Super Bowl XLVII, where the Ravens defeated the 49ers, 34-31, at the Superdome in New Orleans.

4. The 63-year-old was head coach for 180 of the Ravens' 276 wins in franchise history. He is one of just five head coaches in NFL history to lead his team to the playoffs at least 12 times over his first full 17 seasons, and he is the only head coach ever to win a playoff game in each of his first five seasons.

5. He led the Ravens to a franchise-best 14-2 record in 2019, which included a Ravens-record 12-game winning streak to end the regular season. This led to Baltimore earning the No. 1 seed in the AFC, as well as Harbaugh being named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year. He was the first head coach in Ravens history to win the award.

6. Throughout Harbaugh's 18 seasons in Baltimore, the Ravens allowed the fewest touchdowns, points, rushing first downs, rushing yards, and third-down conversions in the NFL. They also allowed the second-fewest first downs and total yards in the league during that time.

7. Prior to his time with the Ravens, Harbaugh spent 10 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. He served as special teams coordinator for nine years (eight under head coach Andy Reid), while coaching the team's secondary in his final season. It was during this time that Harbaugh developed a reputation as one of the league's top special teams coaches. Following the 2001 season, Harbaugh was voted the NFL's Special Teams Coach of the Year by his peers.

8. Harbaugh spent over a decade coaching in the college ranks before joining Reid's staff in Philadelphia. His stops included Western Michigan (Graduate Assistant, 1984-86), Pittsburgh (Tight Ends, 1987), Morehead State (Defensive Backs/Special Teams/Strength & Conditioning, 1988), University of Cincinnati (Special Teams/ Tight Ends/ Outside Linebackers/ Running Backs/Assistant Head Coach, 1989-96), and Indiana University (Defensive Backs/Special Teams Coordinator, 1997).

9. Of course, football runs in the Harbaugh family. John's brother Jim is currently the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. The two brothers faced off against each other in Super Bowl XLVII when Jim was head coach of the 49ers. As we know, John came out on top in the battle of the two brothers.

10. Their father, Jack, is a 41-year coaching veteran in the college ranks, where he won the 2002 Division I-AA football championship as the head coach at Western Kentucky. Jack earned a head coaching record of 116-95-3, and was also an Assistant Head Coach on the University of Michigan's College Football Playoff Championship team in 2023 (Jim served as Michigan's head coach).

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