Very sad and ironic that legendary football coach Bo Schembechler collapsed and died while taping his tv show for this weekend's upcoming annual Michigan Ohio State football game.
However, as they say, at least he went while talking about the two things he loved doing the most in life aside from his family I'm sure, football and Michigan.
However, as they say, at least he went while talking about the two things he loved doing the most in life aside from his family I'm sure, football and Michigan.
Schembechler, 77, collapses while taping TV show - 11/17/06 - The Detroit News Online: "One of the greatest hearts in the history of collegiate football ceased beating Friday.
Legendary University of Michigan coach Bo Schembechler is dead at the age of 77.
Schembechler fell ill while preparing for the taping of a television show at Channel 7. Station officials said police and fire officials responded immediately, and escorted Schembechler’s ambulance to Providence Hospital at 9:25 a.m."
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Doctors said Schembechler never regained consciousness after his collapse. His personal physcian, Dr. Kim Eagle, said Schembechler had defied the odds for years of very serious heart disease. "He was the most courageous patient I ever met," he said during a press conference at the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:42 a.m.
Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan president, called Schembechler "the icon of Michigan football." She said, "No one represented Michigan football better than Bo."
Schembechler and his wife, KCathy, had a three-hour dinner Thursday night at an Ann Arbor restaurant, read more
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