Maybe John being older is what contributed to Jim's stronger football playing career.
John Harbaugh is the older Harbaugh brother and is 58 years old. That day, he quarterbacked the Indianapolis Colts to a clinched playoff berth with 225 passing yards and a touchdown. Harbaugh's birthday was notable for him personally in 1995, when he turned 32. Jim Harbaugh is 57 years old, having been born on Dec. Those were some of the best times - just there in that bedroom with things that were shared or talked about, and the laughs we had." Mom and Dad yell up, 'Go to sleep!' So we'd start whispering again, and before long we'd be talking.
And then we'd start talking and laughing. "I remember those times when we were supposed to be sleeping and our parents had put us down to bed. So, for 16 straight years, until he went off to college (at Miami of Ohio), I had somebody to share everything with, somebody to laugh with and tell stories to, get advice from. "Wherever we lived, whatever town we were in, we always had a room. I always rooted for Jim wherever he played - here and in the pros. I lived and died with his games. And there was that competitive part of it. It's like, 'How did we get to this point?' We know, but nobody else knows. Usually, we're three steps ahead with each other in the conversations. It's not like we have to explain how we're thinking to one another. "It made us real close," John said about being 15 months apart in age. "We know how each other thinks. They're the sons of Jackie Cipiti and Jack Harbaugh. John is the older brother, born in September 1962, while Jim was born in December 1963. "He was usually bigger and better looking," John said of Jim in a Q&A with the University of Michigan's website. "He had the edge." MORE: The NFL's highest-paid coaches in 2020 Are Jim and John Harbaugh twins?