As Ted Ginn Sr. imagined it, Jim Harbaugh is down at the corner store on St. Clair Ave., a main drag that cuts through one of Cleveland’s hardscrabble pockets. The neighborhood kids are there to greet the famous Michigan football coach and Ginn Sr. is right beside him, making introductions.
“Here goes Jim,” Ginn Sr. said playfully, continuing to indulge his fantasy.
But then Ginn Sr. snapped back to reality and mumbled, “I ain’t seen him.”
He doesn’t know why and finds it rather strange that he hasn’t. But as he recalls, Harbaugh hasn’t paid a visit to Glenville High School, where Ginn Sr.