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Paly Pride: Harbaugh's High School Pulls for 49ers
They're wearing Paly t-shirts and 49ers jerseys as students and staff pull for their former high school quarterback.
Very few of the students at Palo Alto High School were even born the last time the San Francisco 49ers won the Super Bowl 18 years ago. They have literally been waiting their whole lives to see their team compete for the Vince Lombardi trophy.
To make things even sweeter, the coach who got them there, Jim Harbaugh, is a graduate of Paly, where he attended high school while his father, Jack Harbaugh, was an assistant coach at Stanford University. Jim was a star quarterback for the Vikings before going on to college glory and the NFL (Big brother John had graduated from another high school the brothers attended when his father was an assistant coach at the University of Michigan).
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The campus is buzzing about the Big Game, especially the match-up between the Harbaugh brothers. During lunch break last Friday, several students making the trek between Paly and Town & Country Village for lunch spoke with pride about the 49ers and Harbaugh.
Student Lelaina Hutson pointed to the Paly connection, “It’s really good that the 49ers are in the Super Bowl—so good because the coach went to Paly. Paly kids feel more connected to the team.”
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Student Katie Foug points to the school across the street from Paly as the reason for Haubaugh pride, “Everyone here is a big 49ers fan, especially since he was at Stanford.” Harbaugh was head coach at Stanford before being hired by the 49ers.
Back on campus and wearing her San Francisco 49ers sweatshirt was Mary Puorro, campus supervisor, “Having Harbaugh as the coach is very exciting, the brothers facing each other. Definitely 49er Fever here. My son in Newport Beach is coming up here to experience the Super Bowl here.”
Puorro is planning to gather a big crowd at her house to cheer on the Niners.
Stick all week. We'll share old photos, old memories and swelling pride in on the Peninsula as the Super Bowl approaches.
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