Brady Elliott

March 5th, 2015 at 9:01 PM ^

What really struck out to me was the fire and absolute genuine excitement and care for each of his teams and their accomplishments. I think my favorite was the 71 Iowa post game because you could tell how much passion and focus he had to not overlook Purdue knowing that everyone in the room knew who the last game was. Fiery indeed!

LSAClassOf2000

March 5th, 2015 at 9:01 PM ^

That is an impressive compilation indeed. I know that some of these have actually been used in non-sports leadership presentations from talks I have had with others, Michigan an non-Michigan fans alike. If you want to talk about someone who made an impression beyond Ann Arbor and beyond football in many respects, Bo Schembechler is one such person. Very well done, sir - thanks for sharing. 

bdneely4

March 5th, 2015 at 9:45 PM ^

the videos after the OSU victories.  I can't wait until we have more in the near future.  Bo is/was a legend and I can't wait to see what he has instilled in our new leader as a head coach.

GO BLUE!!

WolverineHistorian

March 5th, 2015 at 9:48 PM ^

Those are fun. 

The video from the 87 Minnesota game is weird to watch.  Bo mentioned in his book that he did not feel right on the sidelines during that game.  The symptoms got worse over the next couple weeks and then he had another heart attack and needed another quadruple heart-bypass. 

He looks so happy in the video.  You would never know how crappy he actually felt. 

CoverZero

March 5th, 2015 at 10:47 PM ^

Bo had a lot of energy in his voice.  He really knew how to use his voice, he knew tone, pacing, punch etc.  The guy spoke like a leader should speak.

CoverZero

March 6th, 2015 at 12:12 AM ^

There is a complete video out there....It used to be on Youtube but apparently it was taken down.

The full film is about 25 min and follows the Michigan team from pregame Vs. Iowa in 1971, through halftime and then after the game.  It has many shots of Bo on the sidelines calling the same play:

"Rip Dark 26...lets go!"

Then they would run it off tackle and score a TD.

Final score was something like 63-7

Here is a recap from the Chicago Tribune (note the use of OHIO losing to Sparty...)

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1971/11/07/page/109/article/michigan…