Former University of Michigan coach Bo Schembechler died yesterday at the age of 77.
In the end, Michigan vs. Ohio State might have been too much for Bo Schembechler's failing heart.The man with half-century-old roots to The Game died at age 77 on Friday on the eve of perhaps the biggest matchup in the storied rivalry's history, No. 1 vs. No. 2, and his doctor said it might have been because of all the excitement.
Schembechler, who became one of college football's great coaches in two decades at Michigan, collapsed at the studios of WXYZ-TV in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, where he taped a weekly show. He was pronounced dead a little more than two hours later at nearby Providence Hospital.
"It's fair to say Bo wanted to live his life with vigor," said Dr. Kim Eagle, Schembechler's physician. "Ironically, he and I were going to see each other yesterday, but he wanted to address the team."
Could the stress of today's game have caused his death?
"I believe that's entirely possible," Eagle said.
I don't think I can really add anything to that.
And yet... you still did! Rock.
Posted by: Kevin Whited on November 18, 2006 9:44 PM