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Yes, a Michigan couple really named their baby after Jim Harbaugh
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It’s one thing to believe in a head coach of your favorite team. It’s another to name your child after that coach.
One Michigan couple went to that length.
Harbaugh tweeted out a picture of Harbaugh Lee Fettig, who was indeed named after him:
Something about this kid, A Winner & Champ all the way! Enthusiasm! M Fan! Harbaugh Lee Fettig, keep an eye on him. pic.twitter.com/aq7fpA0LjE
— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) April 18, 2017
Two Michigan fans, Gregg and Lani Fettig, are raising the now seven-month-old baby as “Harbaugh.” This isn’t just some Harbaugh publicity stunt, either. The St. Ignace News reported the baby’s birth.
Harbaugh certainly isn’t the first football coach to have a baby named after him. Lord knows there are probably a few baby Belichicks in Boston or a few baby Sabans in Alabama.
Hopefully nobody in Ann Arbor got stuck with the first name, “Hoke.” Or even worse, “RichRod.”
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.