(1930-11-15)November 15, 1930 Clarkfield, Minnesota, U.S.
Died:
April 4, 2020(2020-04-04) (aged 89) Steamboat Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:
214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:
North Kitsap (WA)
College:
Washington State
NFL draft:
1953 / Round: 17 / Pick: 204
Career history
As a player:
Los Angeles Rams (1953–1954)
New York Giants (1955–1960)
As a coach:
New York Giants (1960–1961) DC
Los Angeles Rams (1962–1965) DL/IHC/HC
New York Giants (1967–1968) DC[1]
Washington Redskins (1969–1970) DC/LB
San Diego Chargers (1971–1973)
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1956)
Head coaching record
Regular season:
21–48 (.304)
Player stats at PFR
Coaching stats at PFR
Harland James Svare (November 25, 1930 – April 4, 2020)[2] was an American professional football player, coach and general manager. Svare was a linebacker who played eight seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1953 to 1960. He was the Rams head coach from midway the 1962 season through 1965, and the San Diego Chargers head coach from 1971 through 1973. He was general manager of the Chargers from 1971 to 1976.[2]
During the halftime intermission of a November 1972 game, Chargers owner Eugene V. Klein awarded Svare a five-year coaching contract, an unpopular decision; however, Svare voluntarily stepped down from the position during the following season.[3]
^"Harland Svare Coaching Record". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ abGoldstein, Richard (April 27, 2020). "Harland Svare, 89, Giants Linebacker and Young Head Coach, Dies". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^Magee, Jerry (August 28, 1984). "As Klein Passes on Chargers, Era Ends in San Diego: Whether Right or Wrong, he 'Ran the Show'". The San Diego Union. p. FOOTBALL. Often, though, history's lesson is that Klein has moved too hastily, as he did in November 1972 when he awarded a new five-year coaching contract to Harland Svare at halftime of a game...That decision signaled the most raucous period the Chargers have experienced. Angry cries of "Five more years!" were heard in Mission Valley until Svare stepped down as coach a year later.
Harland James Svare (November 25, 1930 – April 4, 2020) was an American professional football player, coach and general manager. Svare was a linebacker...
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languished from 1960 to 1965 under head coaches Bob Waterfield and HarlandSvare whose tenures yielded winning percentages no higher than .279. In 1966...
Sid Gillman (1960–1969) Charlie Waller (1969–1970) Sid Gillman (1971) HarlandSvare (1971–1973) Ron Waller # (1973) Tommy Prothro (1974–1978) Don Coryell...
Pool (1952–1954) Sid Gillman (1955–1959) Bob Waterfield (1960–1962) HarlandSvare (1962–1965) George Allen (1966–1970) Tommy Prothro (1971–1972) Chuck...
Sid Gillman (1960–1969) Charlie Waller (1969–1970) Sid Gillman (1971) HarlandSvare (1971–1973) Ron Waller # (1973) Tommy Prothro (1974–1978) Don Coryell...
Pool (1952–1954) Sid Gillman (1955–1959) Bob Waterfield (1960–1962) HarlandSvare (1962–1965) George Allen (1966–1970) Tommy Prothro (1971–1972) Chuck...
roughly $22,500 made with Los Angeles. When George Allen took over for HarlandSvare to coach the Rams in 1966, one of his first moves was to try and convince...
Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2014. "HarlandSvare Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports...
Times. January 13, 1960. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com. "Watefield Quits; Svare Ram Coach". Los Angeles Times. November 7, 1952. p. 41 – via Newspapers...
Pool (1952–1954) Sid Gillman (1955–1959) Bob Waterfield (1960–1962) HarlandSvare (1962–1965) George Allen (1966–1970) Tommy Prothro (1971–1972) Chuck...
Sid Gillman (1960–1969) Charlie Waller (1969–1970) Sid Gillman (1971) HarlandSvare (1971–1973) Ron Waller # (1973) Tommy Prothro (1974–1978) Don Coryell...
Pool (1952–1954) Sid Gillman (1955–1959) Bob Waterfield (1960–1962) HarlandSvare (1962–1965) George Allen (1966–1970) Tommy Prothro (1971–1972) Chuck...
Pool (1952–1954) Sid Gillman (1955–1959) Bob Waterfield (1960–1962) HarlandSvare (1962–1965) George Allen (1966–1970) Tommy Prothro (1971–1972) Chuck...
Sid Gillman (1960–1969) Charlie Waller (1969–1970) Sid Gillman (1971) HarlandSvare (1971–1973) Ron Waller # (1973) Tommy Prothro (1974–1978) Don Coryell...
Gillman again left the field after serving as head coach for 10 games. HarlandSvare replaced Gilman. The newly renamed New England Patriots moved from Harvard...
Pool (1952–1954) Sid Gillman (1955–1959) Bob Waterfield (1960–1962) HarlandSvare (1962–1965) George Allen (1966–1970) Tommy Prothro (1971–1972) Chuck...
stretch of 48 games; it was a tradition that continued under coaches HarlandSvare, George Allen, and Tommy Prothro. But new owner Carroll Rosenbloom did...
Sid Gillman (1960–1969) Charlie Waller (1969–1970) Sid Gillman (1971) HarlandSvare (1971–1973) Ron Waller # (1973) Tommy Prothro (1974–1978) Don Coryell...
Eagles (1973–1975), Baltimore Colts (1980–1981), Seattle Seahawks (1982) HarlandSvare, Los Angeles Rams (1962–1965), San Diego Chargers (1971–1973) Run to...
disappointing play, replaced by Fouts, a rookie. When Charlie Waller replaced HarlandSvare as head coach, he installed Clark at quarterback for Weeks 9–12; when...
George Reed Timm Rosenbach Mark Rypien Elmer Schwartz Raonall Smith HarlandSvare Kitrick Taylor Jack Thompson Lamont Thompson Robbie Tobeck LaVern Torgeson...
Hecker became the expansion team's first head coach. Los Angeles Rams: HarlandSvare was replaced by George Allen. St. Louis Cardinals: Wally Lemm was replaced...
resigned after eight games (1–7), succeeded by defensive line coach HarlandSvare (0–5–1). 1962 American Football League season "NFL outlaws hold on face...