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“They’re the three coaches that has success collegiately and has success, obviously won Super Bowls, in the NFL. So that speaks volumes,” stated Sharpe. Chad Johnson said in agreement, “Jim Harbaugh’s been able to do some of that, not many great coaches do. Sometimes coaches are good in college and sometimes coaches are not good in NFL.”

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Jimmy Johnson won the college National Championship with the Miami Hurricanes in 1987. Later, when he shifted to the Dallas Cowboys, he led the team to win the Super Bowl in 1992 and 1993.

Barry Switzer followed suit, just in a grander way at the University of Oklahoma, with two undefeated seasons, and 8 consecutive divisional championships, and later winning the Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys.

Pete Carroll is one of the most celebrated of these three, with his two National Championship wins with the USC Trojans, followed by a Super Bowl win with the Seahawks. Johnson, Switzer, and Carroll were the only three to make it happen, while the others failed to make it to the list despite trying.

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Nick Saban’s tough luck

Considered ‘one of the best coaches in college football’, Nick Saban surprisingly couldn’t convince the NFL players of the same. Saban had his go at the pro league twice, both of which ended up rather disastrous for Saban’s coaching record.

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Nick Saban worked as the defensive coordinator of the Patriots for four seasons under Bill Belichick, which Saban later revealed was the “worst of my life.”Following this, Nick Saban also served as the Miami Dolphins coach, which earned him his first losing season as a head coach. However, Jim Harbaugh, already having a positive experience with the 49ers, gives rise to stronger hope of him being the fourth coach in the elite circle.

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