In this combination of photos, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, right, and San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh speak during their team's media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in New Orleans. The brothers will be the first to face off as dueling head coaches in the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Column: Super Bowl brothers like no others
In this combination of photos, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, right, and San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh speak during their team's media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in New Orleans. The brothers will be the first to face off as dueling head coaches in the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
By TIM DAHLBERG
AP Sports Columnist /
January 29, 2013
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They grew up as sons of a football coach, and they’re now in an elite place every football coach aspires to be. ‘‘Enthusiasm unknown to mankind’’ was one of Jack Harbaugh’s favorite sayings while they were growing up, and they've now got some sayings of their own.
The brother thing fits into it so well, in fact, that Jim paraphrased Shakespeare twice when talking about it.
‘‘That’s my brother on the other side,’’ he said. ‘‘I love him and care about him very much. But they’re also my brothers on the sidelines for he who sheds his blood today shall be my brother.’’
Slogans won’t win football games, though, and someone will lose this one. It’s not a prospect either relishes, but a reality they both accept.
They’re football coaches, after all. Just like dad.
‘‘We both desperately want to win,’’ Jim said. ‘‘But we understand the other side of that.’’
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Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlberg(at)ap.org or http://twitter.com/timdahlberg
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