Bo Schembechler Quotes


I figured this was the easy stuff, and if we couldn't show up on time, looking right and acting right, we weren't going to be able to do anything else.


Citations

Schembechler, Bo, and John U. Bacon. Bo's Lasting Lessons: The Legendary Coach Teaches the Timeless Fundamentals of Leadership. Business Plus, 2007.

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He was almost always on time to events and appointments, in contrast to many contemporary politicians. Many Presidents and other high level people are not.


Bo Schembechler
Bo Schembechler
  • Born: April 1, 1929
  • Died: November 17, 2006
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Coach

Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr. was an American football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1963 to 1968 and at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1989, compiling a career record of 234–65–8. Only Nick Saban, Joe Paterno and Tom Osborne have recorded 200 victories in fewer games as a coach in major college football. In his 21 seasons as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, Schembechler's teams amassed a record of 194–48–5 and won or shared 13 Big Ten Conference titles. Though his Michigan teams never won a national championship, in all but one season they finished ranked, and 16 times they placed in the final top ten of both major polls.