What is Harland Svare?
'''Harland James Svare''' (November 25, 1930 – April 4, 2020) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player and coach. Svare was a [[linebacker]] who played eight seasons with the [[Los Angeles Rams]] and [[New York Giants]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1953 to 1960. He was the Rams head coach from the 1962 season through 1965 and the [[San Diego Chargers]] head coach from 1971 through 1973. He was born in [[Clarkfield, Minnesota]]. Svare died on April 4, 2020 of [[respiratory arrest]] in [[Steamboat Springs, Colorado]] at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/sports/football/harland-svare-dead.html|title = Harland Svare, 89, Giants Linebacker and Young Head Coach, Dies|last = Richard|first = Goldstein|date = April 27, 2020|access-date = April 28, 2020|work = [[The New York Times]]|archive-url = https://archive.today/20200428061134/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/sports/football/harland-svare-dead.html|archive-date = April 28, 2020|url-status = live}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Svare, Harland}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American football linebackers]] [[Category:New York Giants players]] [[Category:Los Angeles Rams players]] [[Category:Deaths from respiratory arrest]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Minnesota]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}