It was not what John Harbaugh had envisioned as the pinnacle of his sport. Growing up, he watched Super Bowl-winning coaches get carried off the field by their players or get drenched in a Gatorade shower.
When the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 to capture Super Bowl XLVII, John was surprised to find himself alone on the field. Then it dawned on him. He knew what he had to do.
After the only Super Bowl featuring siblings as head coaches, John shook his younger brother Jim's hand and started to lean in to embrace the person he had shared a room with for 16 years.