He was tough, demanding, charming and hilarious.
Legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler, who died 10 years ago today, was a magnetic personality admired nationally and beloved by his players, and those who knew and worked with him.
Jack Harbaugh, who coached on Schembechler’s staff, said there are three dates burned into his memory as life-changing events — the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the Sept. 11 terror attacks, and Schembechler’s death.
“You could almost chronicle those days, what you were doing,” Harbaugh said. “They’re etched in your memory. The day Bo passed, I was working at Marquette, and I was walking down the hall of the third floor on Friday at 10:30, Tom (Crean, his son-in-law) was walking toward me, and I could see it in his eyes, the news was not good.