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Bo Schembechler, Who Led Michigan to 17 Bowl Games, Dies at 77
By Dan Bollerman
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Glenn ``Bo'' Schembechler, who led the University of Michigan football team to 17 bowl games in 21 seasons as coach, died today after collapsing while taping a television show, WXYZ-TV in Detroit reported. He was 77.
Schembechler was taken to Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan at about 9:45 a.m. New York time after passing out during a taping of his weekly television show at the station, said Southfield Police Detective Steve Schneider.
Schembechler's death comes one day before Michigan's annual game with Ohio State. Ohio State is ranked first in the national polls with Michigan at No. 2.
Schembechler first became ill Oct. 20 while taping his weekly show at WXYZ. He finished the program, and was admitted to the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, where he had a combination pacemaker and defibrillator implanted.
He had a heart attack in 1970 and another in 1987, as well as two quadruple-bypass operations.
Schembechler, known for his fiery sideline demeanor, compiled a 194-48-5 record, while winning or sharing 13 Big Ten Conference titles and 17 bowl games as Michigan's coach from 1969-89.
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By Dan Bollerman
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Glenn ``Bo'' Schembechler, who led the University of Michigan football team to 17 bowl games in 21 seasons as coach, died today after collapsing while taping a television show, WXYZ-TV in Detroit reported. He was 77.
Schembechler was taken to Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan at about 9:45 a.m. New York time after passing out during a taping of his weekly television show at the station, said Southfield Police Detective Steve Schneider.
Schembechler's death comes one day before Michigan's annual game with Ohio State. Ohio State is ranked first in the national polls with Michigan at No. 2.
Schembechler first became ill Oct. 20 while taping his weekly show at WXYZ. He finished the program, and was admitted to the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, where he had a combination pacemaker and defibrillator implanted.
He had a heart attack in 1970 and another in 1987, as well as two quadruple-bypass operations.
Schembechler, known for his fiery sideline demeanor, compiled a 194-48-5 record, while winning or sharing 13 Big Ten Conference titles and 17 bowl games as Michigan's coach from 1969-89.
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