Hall of Fame
Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler was born April 1, 1929,
Barberton, Ohio, and early in life he showed his devotion to
football. His grade school did not have a team and Bo, in the
7th and 8th grades, practiced with the high school. After
Barberton, he played tackle at Miami of Ohio, 1948-1950.
He was an assistant coach at Presbyterian, 1954, Bowling
Green 1955, Northwestern, 1956-57, and Ohio State 1958-
62. Then he became head coach at Miami, 1963-68. He
won two Mid-American Conference championships and had a
40-17-3 record. Schembechler coached Michigan 1969-89
with a 194-48-5 total. His combined record was 234-65-8, a
winning percentage of .775. When he retired, his 234 victories
was fifth best all-time among coaches of division I-A teams.
(Topped only by Bear Bryant, A.A. Stagg, Pop Warner, and
Woody Hayes). His first Michigan team, in 1969, stunned
Ohio State 24-12, ending the Buckeyes? 22-game winning
streak. He was voted Coach of the Year in 1969. In 21
years at Michigan he won 13 Big Ten championships and was
in 17 bowls. He was Michigan?s director of athletics in 1988-
90 and served a baseball team, the Detroit Tigers, as president
1991-92. His nickname for a lifetime was ?Bo?; he was given
that term by his sister who was trying to say ?brother.?
