Harland Svare

Harland Svare
No. 65, 76, 84
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1930-11-15) November 15, 1930
Place of birth:	Clarkfield, Minnesota
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 player:
Los Angeles Rams (1953–1954) New York Giants (1955–1960)
As coach:
Los Angeles Rams (1962–1965) Head coach San Diego Chargers (1971–1973) Head coach
Head coaching record
Regular season:	21–48 (.304)

Player stats at PFR
Coaching stats at PFR

Harland James Svare (born November 25, 1930) is an American former professional football player and coach. 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.

In a November 1972 game, Chargers owner Eugene V. Klein awarded Svare a five-year coaching contract, an unpopular decision; however, Svare voluntarily left during the following season.^[1]

Head coaching record

NFL

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
Team	Year	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		–	–	–	–

References

↑ Magee, Jerry (1984-08-28). "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. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Cleveland / St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams head coaches

Damon Wetzel (1936)
Hugo Bezdek (1937–1938)
Art Lewis # (1938)
Dutch Clark (1939–1942)
No team (1943)
Aldo Donelli (1944)
Adam Walsh (1945–1946)
Bob Snyder (1947)
Clark Shaughnessy (1948–1949)
Joe Stydahar (1950–1952)
Hamp Pool (1952–1954)
Sid Gillman (1955–1959)
Bob Waterfield (1960–1962)
Harland Svare (1962–1965)
George Allen (1966–1970)
Tommy Prothro (1971–1972)
Chuck Knox (1973–1977)
Ray Malavasi (1978–1982)
John Robinson (1983–1991)
Chuck Knox (1992–1994)
Rich Brooks (1995–1996)
Dick Vermeil (1997–1999)
Mike Martz (2000–2005)
Joe Vitt # (2005)
Scott Linehan (2006–2008)
Jim Haslett # (2008)
Steve Spagnuolo (2009–2011)
Jeff Fisher (2012– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers head coaches

Sid Gillman (1960–1969)
Charlie Waller (1969–1970)
Sid Gillman (1971)
Harland Svare (1971–1973)
Ron Waller (1973)
Tommy Prothro (1974–1978)
Don Coryell (1978–1986)
Al Saunders (1986–1988)
Dan Henning (1989–1991)
Bobby Ross (1992–1996)
Kevin Gilbride (1997–1998)
June Jones ^# (1998)
Mike Riley (1999–2001)
Marty Schottenheimer (2002–2006)
Norv Turner (2007–2012)
Mike McCoy (2013– )

^# denotes interim head coach.

Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers general managers

Frank Leahy (1960) Sid Gillman (1960–1970) Harland Svare (1971–1975) Johnny Sanders (1976–1986) Steve Ortmayer (1987–1989) Bobby Beathard (1990–2000) John Butler (2001–2003) A.J. Smith (2003–2012) Tom Telesco (2013– )

New York Giants 1956 NFL Champions

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