Throughout his coaching career, Jim Harbaugh has been known as a stellar on-field strategist, but his wardrobe strategizing, on the other hand, has been openly mocked. Sarah Harbaugh called into the radio station 99.7 Now in January 2014, where she was asked about her husband’s dated clothing choices. “I will not take the blame for his outfits,” Sarah told the radio hosts. She specifically took issue with Jim’s pants. “I’ve asked him, ‘Please, pleats are gone,'” Sarah added. The wife of the then-NCAA coach thought he was doing himself a disservice. “He’s got a flattering body,” Sarah told the radio station. She wanted to see him make a fashion overhaul, if not for himself, then for her. “I’ve told him so many times, ‘That outfit reflects on me.'”
Sarah’s public dressing down of Jim went viral, and later in the year, the Harbaughs showed they had a sense of humor about their fashion disconnect. Not long after her radio interview, Sarah and Jim starred in a Dockers commercial that was filmed in a PSA-style to “#StopDadPants.” “Dad pants can affect almost any man and the suffering it can bring upon a family and loved ones can be significant,” Sarah said at the opening of the commercial while wiping away fake tears. The spot ended with Sarah approaching Jim, who looked unrecognizable to their daughter as he sported a new pair of Dockers.
Discussing Jim’s style was not the only time the Harbaughs went viral.
