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Harland Svare

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Football Coach

The Resume

    (November 25, 1930-April 4, 2020)
    Born in Clarkfield, Minnesota
    Attended the Washington State University
    Drafted 204th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1953 NFL Draft
    Linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams (1953-54) and the New York Giants (1955-60)
    Defense coordinator for the New York Giants (1960-61, 1967-68) and the Washington Redskins (1969-70)
    Defensive coach for the New York Giants (1961)
    Defensive Line coach for the Los Angeles Rams (1962)
    Head coach for the Los Angeles Rams (1962-65) and the San Diego Chargers (1971-73)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was part of three Giants teams that lost the NFL Championship (1958-59 as a player and 1961 as an assistant coach).
    His head coaching career was uneventful.
    He never won a single game in his first year as an interim head coach.
    He received a five-year contract during halftime of a 1972 game, but he breached it as he left the Chargers in the following season.
    He, along with eight Charger players were fined for drug possession (April 27, 1974).
    As a general manager, he often traded for players who were passed their prime.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was Norweigan American.
    He blocked a field goal from the Detroit Lions, resulting the Giants to advance to the NFL Championship Game (1958).
    Giants Defensive Coach Tom Landry placed him next to middle linebacker Sam Huff in the defense line.
    He recorded a interception return for a touchdown in a game and the longest interception return at 70 yards in the 1959 season.
    He was the NFL's youngest head coach at age 31 at the time he was hired by the time he was hired by the Rams.
    He was a member of the Giants team that won the 1956 NFL Championship Game.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 88 Votes: 43.18% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying