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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1930-11-15)November 15, 1930 Clarkfield, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | April 4, 2020(2020-04-04) (aged 89) Steamboat Springs, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school | North Kitsap (WA) | ||||||||||
| College | Washington State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1953: 17th round, 204th overall pick | ||||||||||
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| Regular season | 21–48–5 (.318) | ||||||||||
| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||||
| Executive profile atPro Football Reference | |||||||||||
Harland James Svare (November 25, 1930 – April 4, 2020)[1] was an American professionalfootball player, coach and general manager. Svare was alinebacker who played eight seasons with theLos Angeles Rams andNew York Giants of theNational Football League (NFL) from 1953 to 1960. He was the Rams head coach from midway the 1962 season through 1965, and theSan Diego Chargers head coach from 1971 through 1973. He was general manager of the Chargers from 1971 to 1976.[1]
During the halftime intermission of a November1972 game, Chargers ownerEugene V. Klein awarded Svare a five-year coaching contract, an unpopular decision; however, Svare voluntarily stepped down from the position during thefollowing season.[2]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| LA | 1962 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .083 | 7th in NFL Western | – | – | – | – |
| LA | 1963 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 6th in NFL Western | – | – | – | – |
| LA | 1964 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .429 | 5th in NFL Western | – | – | – | – |
| LA | 1965 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 7th in NFL Western | – | – | – | – |
| LA Total | 14 | 31 | 3 | .323 | – | – | – | – | ||
| SD | 1971 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 3rd in AFC West | – | – | – | – |
| SD | 1972 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 4th in AFC West | – | – | – | – |
| SD | 1973 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 4th in AFC West | – | – | – | – |
| SD Total | 7 | 17 | 2 | .308 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 21 | 48 | 5 | .318 | – | – | – | – | ||
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.
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