Oh, Brother!

Jim Harbaugh, the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, and John Harbaugh, the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, will be the opposing coaches in Super Bowl XLVII. Two brothers on opposite sidelines, battling for the big prize in the National Football League. What are the odds of that happening? The 49ers take down the Atlanta Falcons earlier today in Atlanta by a score of 28-24 and the Ravens roll over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, 28-13, just moments ago, sending the two brothers and two outstanding teams into the 47th Super Bowl, slated for Feb. 3 in New Orleans.

Fifteen years ago, I was a sports writer for a paper in Phoenix. I get a call at my desk. It's a tip about a young sophomore running back at Chandler High School. The caller said, "You better check out this kid." So, like a good reporter, I checked it out. It was a junior varsity game and was played on a Thursday. Of course, most of the noteworthy prep games were played on Friday night's under the lights, not on a Thursday afternoon.

What I saw that day was a man among boys. A powerful creature who ran up and down the field, scoring touchdown after touchdown.

I went back to my office, sat down and wrote a story. The headline read: Remember this name, Terrell Suggs.

And now you know the rest of the story.