Bo Schembechler

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Bo Schembechler was a legendary American college football coach best known for transforming the University of Michigan Wolverines into a perennial powerhouse and for his intense rivalry with Ohio State’s Woody Hayes.

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instanceOf American football coach
college football coach
human
almaMater Miami University
Ohio State University
birthDate 1929-04-01
birthPlace Barberton, Ohio, United States
bowlGamesCoached 17
causeOfDeath heart failure
coachOfSportsTeam Miami RedHawks football
surface form: "Miami RedHawks football team"

Michigan Wolverines football
surface form: "Michigan Wolverines football team"
conferenceChampionshipsWon 13 Big Ten Conference titles
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2006-11-17
employer Miami University
Ohio State University
University of Michigan
familyName Bo Schembechler
surface form: "Schembechler"
fieldOfWork college football coaching
givenName Glenn
hallOfFameInduction College Football Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1993
headCoachFrom 1969
headCoachTeam Michigan Wolverines football
surface form: "Michigan Wolverines football team"
headCoachTo 1989
influenced Michigan football culture and traditions
jerseyRetiredBy Michigan Wolverines football
surface form: "Michigan Wolverines football program (honorary recognition through Schembechler Hall)"
knownForQuote "Those who stay will be champions."
memberOfSportsTeam Miami RedHawks football
surface form: "Miami RedHawks football team"

Michigan Wolverines football
surface form: "Michigan Wolverines football team"
militaryService United States Army
namedAfter Schembechler Hall at the University of Michigan
nickname Bo
notableAchievement never had a losing season as a head coach at Michigan
notableFor intense rivalry with Ohio State coach Woody Hayes
Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
surface form: "the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry known as the Ten Year War"
notableWork transforming the University of Michigan Wolverines football program into a national powerhouse
occupation American football coach
athletic director
overallRecord 234–65–8 (college head coach)
overallRecordAtMichigan 194–48–5
placeOfDeath Detroit
surface form: "Detroit, Michigan, United States"
positionHeld athletic director at the University of Michigan
head football coach at Miami University
head football coach at the University of Michigan
religion Roman Catholicism
rival Woody Hayes
sport American football
spouse Mildred "Millie" Schembechler

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Bo Schembechler familyName Bo Schembechler
this entity surface form: "Schembechler"
Lloyd Carr workedUnderCoach Bo Schembechler

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