John Harbaugh

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1962 (64 years old)
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Toledo, Ohio

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Coaching

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New York Giants

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John William Harbaugh ( HAR-baw; born September 23, 1962) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He previously coached the defensive backs for the Philadelphia Eagles and served as their special teams coach for nine years. In 2008, Harbaugh was hired as the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, serving in the role for 18 seasons. Harbaugh and his younger brother, former San Francisco 49ers and current Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, are the first pair of brothers in NFL history to serve as head coaches. Their father, Jack, served 45 years as a college defensive coach, an assistant coach, and a running backs coach. In the 2012 NFL season, John and the Ravens defeated Jim and the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.

Harbaugh led the Ravens to 193 wins (including playoffs) over his 18-season tenure, the third-most wins in the NFL over that span, and surpassed Brian Billick for the most wins by a head coach in Ravens franchise history. Harbaugh led the Ravens to 13 winning seasons with only three losing seasons. His 24 playoff game appearances are the second-most by any head coach in the NFL since 2008. Harbaugh is also the only head coach in NFL history to win a playoff game in six of the first seven seasons of a coaching career and has the most road playoff wins by a head coach (8). Outside of winning Super Bowl XLVII, he guided the Ravens to six AFC North division championships, four AFC Championship appearances, and a franchise-best 14–2 record in 2019. On January 6, 2026, Harbaugh was fired after 18 seasons as Ravens head coach. Two weeks later, he was hired as the Giants' head coach.