As Jim Harbaugh was making the rounds promoting his partnership with the Wolverine boot company, he made an interesting confession.
His work with Wolverine and SkillsUSA is to promote skilled trades work in the United States in lieu of simply going off to four-year colleges and seeking white-collar jobs. But, what would Jim Harbaugh do if he didn’t go through the latter path?
According to SI’s Pat Forde, Harbaugh would work in landscaping, as he noted that he, himself, continues to mow his own lawn, despite his accolades, wealth, and busy schedule.
“A lawnsman!” Harbaugh enthusiastically responds. “That’s what I do. Mowing the lawn is one of the great feelings I have in life.”
If a list existed of the richest Americans who still cut their own grass, Harbaugh might be on it. He made $10 million in 2022, according to reports, but says he’s still out there tending to his own yard.
“It accomplishes three things,” Harbaugh says. “I’m clearing my mind or thinking of new plays; I feel good about what I accomplish; and I either make money or I save money.”
While this may be something of an innocuous interview and response, one thing is for sure: the Jim Harbaugh that arrived at Michigan is back in full force.
The first few years of his tenure in Ann Arbor, hearing stories and anecdotes such as these were commonplace. But from 2017 through 2020, they became few and far between. Now, Michigan is winning again, having taken home the Big Ten Championship for two-straight years, and it’s no surprise that we’re seeing the quirky nature of Harbaugh rise again to the surface in conjunction with winning.
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