Jim Harbaugh is a complete savage, in a good way though. The former Pro Bowler is a pretty cool and interesting guy just based off of his football history transcript, but the fun doesn’t stop there. The Big 10 head coach has a knack for doing some pretty eccentric things. Here’s a list of some of his antics to help you get a glimpse into the life of John Harbaugh’s weird little bro.
1. He wears $8 khakis from Walmart.
His wife, Sarah, told a San Francisco radio show that her husband buys $8 dollar khakis from Walmart. At the time Harbaugh was in a $25-million deal with the 49ers. Total Dad-move.
2. Sometimes Jim gets confused on what sport he coaches.
Jim ditched the pleated khakis for the uniform of his childhood favorite team, the Detroit Tigers, when he served as first base coach for a few innings during a spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
3. He’s a self-proclaimed “Devout Fan” of Judge Judy.
I can’t tell you last time I saw Judge Judy on and I wasn’t on my grandmother’s couch while she was knitting something. It’s funny that John Harbaugh watches the show, but it’s absolutely hilarious that he tweeted to her and even made ‘devout fan’ a proper noun.
4. He knocks on stranger's doors.
While coaching the 49ers, Jim would pass baseball icon, Willie Mays’ house everyday. One day, Jim just went ahead and knocked on the door. Bold strategy, but it payed off; Willie gave Harbaugh a jersey and a signed bat.
5. He gets weirdly intimate with recruits.
Adorned in a gray sweatsuit, Harbaugh spent the night at a recruit’s Phoenix home. The now three-star defensive end, Connor Murphy, referred to it as a “Netflix and chill” kind of night. As weird as that sounds, the story gets better. Harbaugh recruited Connor’s older brother, Trent, while coaching at Stanford. During the home visit the Murphy’s had to rush to the hospital to deliver another child, leaving a young Connor behind for Harbaugh to babysit.
6. He gets jacked up for WWE.
Look at how fired up he is at this WWE Raw event. It’s great.
8. Again, he’ll do pretty much anything to get a recruit.
9. Did I mention his khakis?
10. He wrestles with recruits.
Harbaugh has some pretty interesting recruiting tactics but this one stands out. Phillip Paea told Maizenbrew.com, "[Harbaugh] was real interesting," he said. "We actually wrestled for a little bit.” Anyone else noticing a pattern here? In case you were wondering, Harbaugh won the wrestling match.
11. Harbaugh once rubbed a player’s blood over his face.
We’ve all seen the clips of Harbaugh chewing refs ears off (metaphorically speaking - he hasn’t literally done that, yet), but some people may not know about this event that occurred at Stanford. According to BleacherReport.com, during Harbaugh’s first year as head coach at Stanford, he told his players before a game that if of them bled during the contest, he wanted it on him. Nothing like some fresh blood to bring back the nostalgia of playing football. Sure enough, a bloodied right tackle Chris Marinelli came off the field and Harbaugh, being the savage that he is, rubbed it on his face like warpaint.
12. He’s down for an old fashioned game of shirts vs. skins.
Major dad bod alert.
13. He once asked a recruit to come to Michigan, a la promposal style.
Let me break this down for you; this is a middled age man virtually promposing to a high school boy. If you felt a little weird looking at this you aren’t the only one; Boss Tagaloa will be attending UCLA in the fall.
14. He’s a Nicki Minaj fan.
How many dads in their 50’s can you think of that keep up with Nicki Minaj’s Twitter? Seriously, this isn’t rhetorical. I’m sure John Harbaugh, father of six, would love to know there’s another middle-aged dad out there with a special affinity for the “Truffle Butter” artist.
15. He takes weird pictures while traveling.
Here are some awkward pictures of Harbaugh in Paris. I’m sure he was just channeling his inner Mr. Worldwide. Dale.
16. He’s Screech's cousin.
Remember the super weird kid from the Saved By The Bell? According the show, Jim Harbaugh is his cousin. Weirdness runs in the family, athleticism does not. His Saved By The Bell appearance even inspired a tattoo. I wonder if Harbaugh likes the Detroit or Bayside Tigers more.
This is by no means a complete list of weird things about Jim Harbaugh. I'm sure in the next couple weeks there will be at least five more things to add to this.
