11-17-2006, 12:39 PM
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Location: Michigan
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BLACK, Maize and Blue
Glenn "Bo" Schembechler, the legendary former head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, has passed away today at the age of 77.
Regardless of the victor of tomorrow's game BOTH Universities will be feeling a sense of loss. I'm sure there will be some sort of tribute prior to the game.
An Ohio native, Bo Schembechler was an assistant coach at THE Ohio State University under his former mentor and rival Woody Hayes- starting in 1958, before becoming the head football coach at the University of Michigan after the end of the 1968 football season. From 1963 -1968 Bo was the head coach at Miami University, in Oxford Ohio.
Woody and Bo were dynamic forces in the late 60's and 70's and their personalities made the rivalry between the two schools, the "best" rivalry game in college football.
Bo was preceded in death by Woody Hayes and his wife Millie, and survived by his only son, who ironically lives in Columbus, Ohio, and his second wife Cathy.
Last edited by 1nutworld : 11-17-2006 at 01:37 PM.
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