Bo Schembechler, Miami (Football)
A 1951 graduate of Miami, Bo earned two letters as an offensive tackle in football and two as a pitcher in baseball at Miami from 1949-50. He served as an assistant football coach at Presbyterian College, Bowling Green, Northwestern and Ohio State prior to returning to Miami in 1963 as head football coach. In his six years at Miami he compiled a record of 40-17-3 and guided the Redskins to co-championships in the Mid-American Conference in 1965 and 1966. He was voted "Coach of the Year" in the MAC in 1965.
He became the head football coach at the University of Michigan in 1969 and compiled a 21-year record of 194-48-5. His teams won or shared 13 Big 10 titles and appeared in 17 post-season bowl games. In his first year at Michigan he was selected the national "Coach of the Year" by both the America Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and the Football Writers of America Association (FWAA). Frown 1988-90 Schembechler served in the dual role of football coach and athletic director at Michigan.
A past president of the AFCA, he was inducted into Miami's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1972. Schembechler retired form coaching after 1989 football season where at the time he had the fifth most victories in NCAA Division I history with a record of 234 wins, 65 defeats and eight ties for a winning percentage of .775 and was ranked in 18th place.
