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Schembechler's death was reported by WXYZ, WDIV and WJBK, which did not cite sources. He died a day before the second-ranked Wolverines were scheduled to meet No. 1 Ohio State in the latest installment of the century-old rivalry.
Schembechler became ill and collapsed while taping a show at WXYZ in Southfield, the station said, and he was taken by ambulance to an area hospital.
Schembechler also was hospitalized Oct. 20 after becoming ill at the same location.
Police were sent to the station around 9:25 a.m. along with the city's fire department and escorted an ambulance to Providence Hospital, Southfield police spokesman John Harris said.
Schembechler met with the media earlier this week to discuss Saturday's super-hyped game.
During the news conference, the 77-year-old discussed the device that was implanted to regulate his heartbeat after he was hospitalized last month.
He said the device covered about half his chest and that doctors still were adjusting it.
Schembechler said he did not plan to attend the game in Columbus, Ohio, and that he doesn't attend road games anymore.
Schembechler had a heart attack on the eve of his first Rose Bowl in 1970 and another one in 1987. He has had two quadruple heart bypass operations.
The seven-time Big Ten coach of the year compiled a 194-48-5 record at Michigan from 1969-89. Schembechler's record in 26 years of coaching was 234-64-8.
Schembechler's Wolverines were 11-9-1 against the Buckeyes. But fans in both states generally agree the rivalry's prime years were 1969-78, when Schembechler opposed his friend and coaching guru, Woody Hayes. Ohio State prevailed in those meetings, going 5-4-1.
"It was a very personal rivalry," Earle Bruce, who succeeded Hayes as coach, once said. "And for the first and only time, it was as much about the coaches as it was about the game.
"Bo and Woody were very close because Bo played for Woody at Miami of Ohio, then coached with him at Ohio State. But their friendship was put on hold when Bo took the Michigan job, because it was the protege against mentor."
Savoring the decade of drama in 2003, Schembechler said, "It doesn't get any better than that, does it?"
699 Entries
Michael Osborne
July 14, 2023
Bo. A name that meant integrity, honest, hard working and loveable. I just finished reading his book that he wrote with Mitch Albom. The book reminded me of what a gem of a man and a coach he really was.
Patricia Diamond
November 30, 2019
There will never be a rivalry again like you and Woody...you both epitomized the Michigan and OSU rivalry and college football... and set the standard. You are both missed esp on this game day.
Harry Simpson
November 17, 2017
Godspeed Bo, and thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.
Rest Bo, until you hear at dawn,
the low, clear reveille of God.
Thank you for your service to this nation.
Keith Russell
August 14, 2017
I hate that team coach we need you now more than ever
How you can show support
Rob Robinson
August 19, 2015
The Greatest Coach in U of M History!! Go Blue!! R.I.P!!!
March 14, 2015
Hail!
-Tony Reddy
mike Nobar
January 8, 2015
BO everything is gonna come back ,we now have our coach JH
Timothy Adams
March 15, 2014
I was a die hard michigan fan for years, doing the bo schembechler error. He is & will be truly missed.
February 2, 2014
I miss Bo each and every day, I love Michigan football but Bo was so much more than a coach. RIP Coach
Danielle Brosamer
Ohio Mississippi
December 18, 2013
We miss you as a coach
Dr. John Odbert
August 27, 2012
Watching BO coach his Wolverines was an experience that I will never forget, because he was clearly a master teacher and coach.
David Isabell
April 1, 2010
Happy Birthday, Bo. I love you.
Joyce Brooks
December 24, 2009
To The Family OF Bo Schembecheler,
I am sorry death had to take Bo so soon it is my hope that the family can find comfort in knowing that Jehovah will removed death, and sickness forever.
I didn't know Bo personally but I did want the family to know they are in my prayers and someone in the Chicago Land area is thinking about them and sending hugs there way.
kevin brady
August 26, 2009
we love and miss you so much bo we need to win this year aganst ohio state so we can win it for you i miss you much i love you bo `
Vince Prygoski
April 1, 2009
As long as 100,000 plus gather on autumn Saturdays at the corner of Stadium and Main in Ann Arbor, the spirit of Coach Bo will be there. Bo Schembechler lives forever in the hearts and minds of Wolverine Nation. Hail To The Victors and Let's Go Blue!
miracle
June 21, 2008
I sorry to hear about your lost and I would like to share with the family a comforting scripture at John11:25" Jesus said I am the resurrction and the life he that exercises faith in me, even though he dies will come to life.
Jason Gromnicki
June 17, 2008
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life’s routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
caleb gould
March 25, 2008
dude you were awsome as a coach and a guy 2. awsome
John Zimmerman
October 20, 2007
Bo was more than a Michigan man. He was more than a legendary football coach. Bo was a leader of men, tough on the outside, caring and loving on the inside. He was a simple man, but a man who knew respect and cared for his fellow man. We will never forget Bo Schembechler.
Steve Zalewski
July 4, 2007
Bo will always be defined Michigan. Bo embodied all that Michigan was & is. Thanks for the memories Bo. You will be missed by avid sports fans all over the world.
Joe and Tyler Meredith
June 21, 2007
Bo thank you for all the great memories, you will be greatly missed. Thank you all you did for the University of Michigan. You have created interity in college football.
Emil Rick
May 26, 2007
Bo. How I miss you, Woody and Ufer. The three of you were Saturday football while I was growing up and well into my adult life. My condolences go to the Schembechler family, but my condolences go to Michigan football fans also, as Bo belonged to all of us, and we all mourn his loss. May his Maize and Blue heart Rest in Peace. GO BLUE!
Richard & Judi Minder
May 26, 2007
Bo You are our hero. You will be missed dearly. You were the greatest football coach of all times. Our prayers go out to your family.
Melodee Novak
May 11, 2007
Sorry
Generro Martinez
May 1, 2007
Thanks for the great memories and great rivalry against the Ohio State Buckeyes.We will have your pride and energy when we see Michigan football games. May you rest in peace and watch Michigan rise to victory again.
Jim Wilhelm
May 1, 2007
It will always be a dissapointment of my life that I was never able to meet "Bo". But, his memory and the traditions that he fought to maintain at U of M, I will keep in my heart. I love you, Bo. Go Blue!!
David Tutor
February 22, 2007
I had the pleasure of meeting Coach Schembechler on two separate occasions several years apart. Once at an awards dinner in Tampa in the late 80's he signed a program for me and took a few minutes to talk about Michigan football. At a book signing a few years later - busy as he was - he managed a few words of conversation as he signed my copy of a book about Michigan football.
While it was easy to root for and admire Coach Schembechler from afar as a damn good football coach, having the opportunity to exchange pleasantries on two separate occasions was even better. It made him real and give me an appreciation of what a nice guy he was.
Todd Schultze
February 7, 2007
Dear Schembechler Family,
Bo is an American legend; a fabulous coach who taught young men about "The Team" and its importance in all aspects of life. Bo was Michigan, period. And he taught loyalty and respect to everyone he was around. I am from southern Minnesota, and grew up watching and listening to Michigan football in the 70's and 80's. Because of Bo, I am a lifelong Michigan football fan. I truly believe that Michigan is the #1 sports university in the country, knowing that it is also a top-notch university. My wife and 14-year old daughter bought us tickets to the 1st game against Vanderbilt for my 40th birthday; our first trip to beautiful Ann Arbor. What a gift to be in the Big House, the house that Bo built! God Bless you Bo! College Football has lost an icon. Coach, I plan on meeting you someday! GO BLUE!
Michael Matigian
January 18, 2007
To a man who inspired people to do the right thing will be missed
Nick Fedchenko
January 12, 2007
I knew Coach as a child. As a solider I got to know Coach even better as I wrote back and forth to him and his wife Milly. I am a football Coach myself now and try my best every day to teach the game like Coach. Coach Bo Schembechler was and is everything to Michigan football. I hope I live to be half the man he was. I will miss you.
Paul
January 5, 2007
God Bless. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Bo's family and friends.
Doug Gillespie
December 31, 2006
I'm very grateful to have experienced Michigan football under Bo's leadership,we will miss you.
Jeff Nickoloff
December 4, 2006
I was born in 1967 in Michigan and words cannot express what this man has meant to me...as a small child I used to think Bo owned Michigan football as I became of age to play and love football I realize Bo didnt' own the team... as an adult I now know the truth "Bo Schembechler is MICH FOOTBALL and as far as Im concerned he always will be, thank you Bo for loving Mich you will truly be missed but your lessons on and off the field will stay with us a lifetime.....
Dennis Allman
December 1, 2006
Bo is, was and always will be the best, because he lived to the highest standards! I and my entire family will miss him. I am proud to have brushed shoulders with such a quality man.
Dennis K. Allman
Rick Roberson
November 27, 2006
We have lost not only a great coach but a great man as well. There will never be another Bo Schembechler.
GO BLUE!!!
Michael Norling
November 27, 2006
I was tailgating, he was speaking in a tent nearby on the U of M golf course. As he drove off in a golf cart, I yelled out his name "Bo!" as did many others. He appeared to hear me, waving and smiling in my direction. Though none of that brief encounter meant anything to him, for one second my childhood idol and I connected. Thanks for my second Bo. It was all I needed. Go Blue!
JIM ROWELL
November 25, 2006
A legend is gone,but he will never be forgotten. Bo stood for everything that was right in college sports.Thank you for all that you have done.all the lives you touched.Heaven is a much better place with your arrival.
Mary Pequinot
November 24, 2006
I was out of the country when Bo died, and found out only because I sat down to watch the game. We were in the Caribbean, oblivious to any news.
I grew up in Ann Arbor, and am well versed about Michigan football. Bo was such an inspiration and a true legend-a friendly man, who I would see in town from time to time. Although I knew he had health problems, he seemed invincible.
I will always remember him as a generous, kind leader who helped shape students into men of character. He was tough and fair, and I will miss him dearly.
Heartfelt sympathies to all that loved him.
Rick & Jeanette Ruffner
November 24, 2006
To the Schembechler family,
Our deepest sympathy goes out to you in this time of loss of a great husband and father, we like others will miss him as a friend and a great leader, we will never forget our times with him, he will be missed forever by all..........
Patrick Michaud
November 23, 2006
Bo...The name now means Michigan Football...It is now time for you to rest in peace good man!
Gary, Judy
November 23, 2006
A great loss for everyone here
Rich & Monica Hill
November 22, 2006
The Team, The Team, The Team...epitomizes one of the greatest coaches ever and the spirit of an even greater human being. Thanks, Bo, for all the great Saturday afternoons at the Big House.
Michael Fray
November 22, 2006
Dear Coach Schembechler,
From a family of multiple Michigan Alumni...No one will ever believe, conceive, and achieve as much as you have for our great university. For all of our years we will forever remain indebted to you, our greatest champion. Rest well Michigan Man rest well.
Lynn Macy
November 22, 2006
Now Bo Knows Heaven....and it is a better place for having him.
Mike Connors
November 22, 2006
From a coaches son....to a coaches family....so many had the chance to call him "coach".....your family called him dad and husband. It's the best of both worlds...dad and coach...I was blessed...so were you.
Kremm Michael
November 22, 2006
My wife, daughter, and I wish to thank you, Bo, and your family for such wonderful memories at Michigan stadium and elsewhere in Ann Arbor. What an inspiration and example you have been to us. We are truly grateful and will never forget what you have done.
I wrote and published this poem after my mother died three years ago. May it be a consolation to the Schembechler family and friends.
TRIUMPH SONG OF LIFE
In the misty morning quiet
On a dew-drenched mountain ridge
Bright shafts of early sunlight
Pierce the dense, foggy curtain.
In that resplendent moment
All is renewed, transformed
As the passing inky blackness
Gives way to glorious morning.
Even so the darkest shadows
That seemingly never end
In the seasons of our lives
Give way to new beginnings.
We cannot know in this life
The timing of the Divine
Or the reason we all pass through
The valley of Death's shadow.
Yet may our hope ever be
That new life follows decay,
That Winter is not the victor
Over Spring's enduring light.
Michael J. Kremm
Bill Sroka
November 22, 2006
God Bless you and your family, and of course, The Team, The Team, The Team. You will be long remembered and missed. Thank you for everything you have come to mean to all of us.
Stefan Powell
November 22, 2006
A wise man once said "Only a Michigan Man will coach a Michigan Team". Thanks for everything BO! You will be missed. You are truly a Michigan Man!
Lewis Houston
November 22, 2006
As you were to the State of Michigan and college football, be to the field of football and dreams up yonder.
W. Brott
November 22, 2006
Bo, I will forever remember you as a Michigan man, one who had a fierce pride and loyalty to the University and made the University a better place. God be with you, Bo. Go Blue!
Dave Lesatz
November 22, 2006
" go deep Bo" "Tight end right 34 wing pass"
Melissa Reich
November 22, 2006
I was born the year Bo started coaching, most of my earliest Michigan memories is watching the game with my father, and he saying "Bo, is Michigan." So on this somber moment I wish Bo a fond farwell and know that he will be in the hearts and the minds of all Michigan fans now and forever. Go blue.
Patrick Hopkins
November 22, 2006
"Loyalty. Dedication. Hard-work."
"The Team. The Team. The Team."
Godspeed, Bo. We love you and miss you dearly.
ray kite
November 22, 2006
Bo you were the best, rest in peace you will be missd. God bless
Go Blue!!
Bob Carr
November 22, 2006
It is one of those moments that you will always remember where you were when you heard the news. In the case of Bo, I was in Columbus at the Easy Living Deli near OSU campus. The deli was filled with OSU students, alumni, and coaches of various sports. The TV was on ESPN, as it always is, and when the announcement was made, the entire store fell silent as everyone gathered around the set to get the news. Bo was greatly admired by those in the deli, and they were extremely sad to hear the news. As a "Michigander", it brought back a flood of memories growing up in Detroit and attending games at the Big House. Talking football with my dad was the first thing I thought of when I heard of Bo's passing. My dad passed away in 1997 during the Notre Dame game. I know that Dad and Bo are sharing the same seat in their Big House to watch all future games. Whenever I think of Michigan, I think of Bo. Thank you for all the wonderful memories.
Corey Slater
November 22, 2006
"Those who stay will be champions."
Bo was our "Champion." Bo was "Meechigan!"
Go Bless and thanks for the memories!
Phyllis Perry
November 22, 2006
We met last January at LaSalle Bank
but both started at U. of M. in 1969. You, as coach in January; me as a freshman in September. You were the BEST! I'll always remember you with fond memories.
Rest in peace.
Timothy Craft
November 22, 2006
Dear Coach Shembechler,
Although I never met you personally, I feel like I've known you for approximately 37 years. I might not have agreed with all of your play calling but there was never a doubt in your integrity. My devotion to being a Michigan Wolverine fan is as important to me as anything other than my family and you played a very important part of that. I will be indebted to forever.
Patrick Hanley
November 22, 2006
I can actually remember Bo coming to coach Michigan back in 1969. I was 6 then and as I watched the game on tv turning down the sound and tuning into the radio to listen to Bob Ufer do the play by play, it was at that moment that I knew I wanted to play football. I played the game with the same intensity that Bo did coaching. Even tho I wasn't able to play for Bo, I took his ideas and applied them to my everyday life. The way he showed his loyalty, integrity, and his love for the game and his love for Michigan I will never forget. I have traveled this world and at every stop as I wear my Michigan sweatshirts people from all walks of life would come up to me and say "GO BLUE". That says alot to me for the man they call Bo. Even tho I never met you, Bo, you had a large impact on my life and I thank you for that. You will be missed but never forgotten.
Thank you for being you.
Frank B. Cory
November 22, 2006
God bless you Bo. Rest in peace. Go Blue!
Bill Hengesbach
November 22, 2006
I've met you several times, and every time we've crossed paths, you always took the time to shake my hand. You were a honest and true man, and I am proud to say that you were "our" coach.
Thank you and "God Bless Your Cotton Picken' Maize and Blue Michigan Heart"
God Speed and GO BLUE!!
Jerry R Auger III
November 22, 2006
Dear Coach Schembechler
When I was a young boy in Flint, my grandfather would take me to Michigan games. I often wore a "the lord is my sheppard, but Bo is my coach" shirt to the games. But Bo, you were like a sheppard in the lives of many great young men. Thank you for teaching so many great young men what it means to be a "Michigan Man" always. Even these days in Columbus I try to honor the legacies and respect you had for the game and more importantly life situations. You will always be remembered. I love you and Go Blue!
Ramona Bashshur
November 22, 2006
Arriving at Michigan Stadium for the memorial service for Bo, was a lot like arriving for a Saturday game. It brought tears to my eyes walking in because there was the Big House in all its glory, it has been so many years since I have been in the stadium, and it's like it was yesterday, and because Bo was not there to see the thousands of people filing in to pay respects, and because my 4 year old daughter was in Michigan Stadium for the first time and expected to see a football game. It was truly a celebration of Bo's life. I could see young and old, singles, families, couples, high school students, disabled in wheelchair, someone with a leader dog, groups of alumni, the stage, the speakers, the band, the diginiaries, the family and friends, the former players, all gathered together under a sunny sky that could have been a beautiful fall day except for the November chill. A great leader had passed on yet when you walk into Michigan Stadium you are consumed by the sense that you are not only walking into a place, you are walking into an experience that combines all other experiences in your life and all future possibilities and they all come together into a moment where you are living life to the fullest just as the man did who we all came to honor. It was sad and we mourned him yet we blazed with the spirit and with the emotion bourne of tradition that can be no other school. And we celebrated. We sang "The Victors" many more times than we ever have at any football game, feeling fiercely in our hearts that Bo was hearing the song and rejoicing in our love and devotion. So many gray haired alumni and so many younger people in attendance, proving that Bo's legacy will continue to influence future generations just as his predecessors did. The buildings that bear their name.. the students that fill the halls.... the lessons and the examples that were learned.. there can be no greater meaning to a life on this earth.
Chris Jagnow
November 21, 2006
Coach,
I had the priviledge of being a student the last two years of your tenure as head coach of our Wolverines. I feel pretty special because of that. I was able to witness a part of the history of this storied program, a history made rich by you. Thanks so much Bo.
Mary Eisbrenner
November 21, 2006
Dear BO:
I love you & will miss you for the rest of my life! You have taught me so much about life, winning and being the best! Thank You for being you! I am so fortunate to have your signature on a mini football, a Tiger baseball and your birthday wishes to me on your book "Traditions". I love you BO and will try to live my life the way you did ---- A "VICTOR"
steve
November 21, 2006
Thanks for being a tough nosed mentor, and someone to lok up to.
Irvin & Christopher Miller
November 21, 2006
Thanks for all the memories and being a great coach and a greater man. My son and I have always been big MICHIGAN fans. Our sympathy and condolences to the Schemechler family.
HAIL TO THE VICTORS AND
GO BLUE!!!!
Tamra Lafferty
November 21, 2006
Bo you will be deeply missed around the greatest University in the land MICHIGAN. I watched you and Michigan football with my Dad as a little girl. The older I got the more I loved the game, and that is because of you. I learned to dislike Notre Dame and OSU, because of you. You are the one person I ALWAYS wanted to meet, but never got the chance. I have always admired and respected you. I will forever be pround to wear the block M because of the values and traditions you brought to Michigan. I will miss you so much. I feel as if I have lost a family member. God Bless you Bo and Go Blue!!!!!!
Dolores and Frank Kinn
November 21, 2006
We'll miss you, Bo and we will forever cherish the picture you were kind enough to have taken with us.We are sure that you are now enjoying the perfect reward for all the kind things you have done for others.
Scott Maez
November 21, 2006
Thanks Bo for everything you have ever done for Michigan. You have changed it into one of best colleges ever. Thanks for the memories!!! Go Blue!!!
Tim Swendner
November 21, 2006
To
the Michigan family, a little story. In 1970 I became a Michigan Fan,
my parents were sending me to Minnesota to see some family.So my Mom
bought me a Magazine call GamePlan College Football 1971 to read on the
plane, I turn to the Big Ten page and there's a picture of Michigan
Fullback Fritz Seyferth running through Texas A&M line with Jerry
Schumacher and Glenn Doughty blocking, I thought, Wow this is cool.Look
at the Helmuts the Uniforms. I fell in Love with this Team and
University.To this day I still get this Magazine and sleep under a
Michigan blanket. I want to thank Bo for 27 great years, and thanks for
the memories. We will always love you,and may God Bless you. GO BLUE...
mark
November 21, 2006
Coach
It was an honor and privilege to have had the opportunity to be a part of the program at Michigan. I remember the first time meeting you, after having grown up watching the Maize n' Blue on TV and will never forget that. Words can't describe the feelings that so many of us had the past few days, but we know that we are all better off for the influence you have had on us, and will carry that on forever.
God bless and Go Blue!
Katie MacKenzie
November 21, 2006
My thoughts and prayers are with the Schembechler family and all of the people who were lucky enough to know Bo. While growning up, my Dad (an OSU grad) and I spent many a Saturday morning watching college football and talking about the days of Woody and Bo. While a student at Michigan, I saw firsthand the positive influence Bo had at the University. He represented all that is great about Michigan. Bo - we will never forget you!
Kevin Edwards
November 21, 2006
Bo, Because of you and what you represent,I"m a "Michigan"
fan and a "Michigan" Man.
God bless you "BO"
Michael Noyes
November 21, 2006
What great pride I had everytime I watched BO and Michigan. The standards he set for Michigan football teams were the highest. Not only the standards but the conduct of the people in the program.
I myself am not only a fan but, a Michigan Fan.
Michael L. Noyes, Cataula, Ga 31804
Keith Mohan
November 21, 2006
Bo,
I have heard you speak on several occasions and each time I wanted to put on the pads and hit somebody.
As student and 'M' man who sat in a half full Big House during the 1960's I appreciate that you and Bob Ufer made Michigan football fun again.
chris lee
November 21, 2006
To a great coach, and to an even greater man, thank you Bo for making Michigan football what it is today. You will be missed, but never forgotten. Go Blue
Krystal Hall
November 21, 2006
I have been a Michigan Football Fan (Season Ticket holder) for decades; I have had the occasion to meet with Bo many times--as a fan and a coworker; he was always respectfully and fun to be around. He will be greatly missed.
May Bo now enjoy all the Meechigan football games with his friends that we all miss here on the Earthy turf.
Devin Feller
November 21, 2006
Bo was an athletic Icon to me and my dad. We spent many a fall Saturday afternoon cheering and yelling at the TV watching Michigan football games.
Bo was such a leader of men. A true inspiration to all of us guys growing up in Michigan. I am proud to say I am a University of Michigan football fan, and it all started because of Bo.
Jason Carpenter
November 21, 2006
Bo, give Woody hell up there. Thank you for all the memories. Us fans here in Jackson only 40 minutes west of you will never forget all the great times you brought us.
Dean Reichenbach
November 21, 2006
Thanks, Bo, for doing things your way, the right way.
Lori Reynolds
November 21, 2006
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Craig & Colleen Formsma
November 21, 2006
"Thanks for the memories" 70,71, We never missed a home game. Colleen graduated in the spring of 72 and we can't mention U of M without Schembechler in the same sentence. "U of M = SHEMBECHLER" You will be missed.
Jeremy Weiss
November 21, 2006
Thank you for the great memories, Bo! You and your teams were what made me love the Maize and Blue of Michigan!
Kent Perry
November 21, 2006
My condolences to the Schembechler family. Thanks for the Michigan Football memories Bo. You were a legend at Michigan and a true role model for all. God Bless You.
Michael Mathews
November 21, 2006
I am from Col,Ohio but in 1988 I took my son and nephew to the Michigan football camp, and at the end of camp we had a chen and Bo gave a speech I will never forget that day! he signed my program which I proudly display on my office desk.
Joe Michniacki
November 21, 2006
Bo you will be missed. Your efforts will last, and that I am most thankful for. Your integrity, your loyalty and your dedication to the University of Michigan made it, and it's alumni better. Thank you.
Gary Newman
November 21, 2006
Bo, Michigan is Michigan because you. You will always live in our hearts and minds forever. Thanks for all the memories.
Roxanne Mayville
November 21, 2006
Coach Schembechler, you epitomized the term "Coach." You cared for your athletes, you made sure they received an education, not just so they could succeed on the field, but, also, in the field of life. Bo, you will be missed, but you lived a great life and we are blessed to have had you in our midst. Thank you.
Taylor
November 21, 2006
Thank you for leading the Wolverines into a good season. You were one of my role models and i will never forget you. Thank you. I love you and you are greatly missed.
Taylor
November 21, 2006
Thank you for leading the Wolverines into a good seaon. You were one of my role models and i will never forget you. Thank you. I love you and you are greatly missed.
Scott Preseau
November 21, 2006
May the kids of today be lucky enough to find somebody to look up to like you were to us Bo. Thank you and the best to your family.
November 21, 2006
Thanks Bo for the lessons you gave many young men.
A. Newton
Delaware
Ruben Gomez
November 21, 2006
Bo what you gave me and my friends was a true passion for U-M football that will always live in us no matter where we go and provides a bond that can not be broken. Thanks
Jim Atkinson
November 21, 2006
To a great and beloved leader of men, I will miss you!
God has asked you to coach the home team.
Warm regards to your family Bo.
Lewis Barber
November 21, 2006
Like to extend our condolences to Scembechler family. God Bless and he will take care of you.
WALLY SIDELKO
November 21, 2006
THANKS GREAT MEMORIES
Christine
November 21, 2006
From all the Wolverines living in Colorado: Thank you, Bo. You meant so much to us as a man, a football coach, and most of all, as a representative of the great University of Michigan. Go Blue Forever!
ARTIS COLLINS
November 21, 2006
BO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL YEARS THAT YOU DEDICATED TO THE U OF M YOU WERE A INSIPRATION TO ALL AND WE APPRECIATE IT THANK YOU,AND YOU WILL BE FOREVER MISSED.
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How Do I Write a Eulogy?
Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love.
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