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Harbaugh's career coaching percentage is better than all post-1930 FB coaches not named John Madden, Vince Lombardi or George Allen.

Of the three coaches named, only Madden could be totally called a "player's coach". Many people couldn't stand Allen. He had a reputation for "using people up". Lombardi was all about winning. If he said run a pattern over the middle, you did it or you walked. You could show up hung over, but you better not play like you were hung over. So, being well-liked doesn't seem to be required to succeed. I think that almost all "great" leaders, be it coaches, generals, CEO's or Presidents, have a lot of people who don't like them. Hard choices make enemies, and does often result in "using people up". Is this required for success? Maybe not, but it seems pretty common in people that are publicly recognized as "successful".

[Goose]

Harbaugh's career coaching percentage is better than all post-1930 FB coaches not named John Madden, Vince Lombardi or George Allen.

Of the three coaches named, only Madden could be totally called a "player's coach". Many people couldn't stand Allen. He had a reputation for "using people up". Lombardi was all about winning. If he said run a pattern over the middle, you did it or you walked. You could show up hung over, but you better not play like you were hung over. So, being well-liked doesn't seem to be required to succeed. I think that almost all "great" leaders, be it coaches, generals, CEO's or Presidents, have a lot of people who don't like them. Hard choices make enemies, and does often result in "using people up". Is this required for success? Maybe not, but it seems pretty common in people that are publicly recognized as "successful".