Jim Harbaugh is a former NFL quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears (1st Round Draft Pick), Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers and finally the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He was drafted by the Bears out of the University of Michigan with the 26th pick in the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft.

Harbaugh was a four-year letterman at the University of Michigan and finished his college career in the top five in passing attempts, completions, completion percentage, passing yards, and touchdown passes for them. Playing for Bo Schembechler, he was a three-year starter and led the Wolverines to appearances in the Fiesta, Holiday, and Rose Bowl games. As a senior in 1986 he guided Michigan to a #2 national ranking while earning Big Ten Player of the Year honors and finishing third in the Heisman balloting.

In January 2005, Jim was inducted into the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor as one of the most successful and popular players in the club's Indianapolis era.

For his NFL career, Harbaugh played in 177 league games with 140 starts. He completed 2,305 of 3,918 passes for 26,288 yards with 129 touchdowns. He was nicknamed "Captain Comeback" (the second player to be so nicknamed after Roger Staubach) for his ability to win games in the fourth quarter after overcoming significant point deficits.

On December 18, 2006, Harbaugh was named the head football coach at Stanford University. On January 7, 2011, just four days after winning the Orange Bowl, Harbaugh agreed to a 5-year $25 million contract to become the next head coach for the San Francisco 49ers. Harbaugh was named the AP NFL Coach of the Year in 2011-12. After several years coaching the 49ers, he was named the Head Football Coach of the Michigan Wolverines in December 2014.