ad of Michigan's battle against the Washington Huskies on September 11, 2021, we first honor U-M legend Ron Kramer, who passed away on this day in 2010. We close with a focus on the 1976 season opener against the Wisconsin Badgers, where Bucky kept it close for a while until Bo Schembechler unleashed the hounds.
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Bo Gets Cut! (1976)
To demonstrate that Coach Harbaugh isn’t the first U-M head coach to peel and flash the washboard and the guns, here’s a look back at when his mentor Bo Schembechler did the same. Sure, it was under different circumstances, but still: Just in time for the polar vortex of death, here’s what the doctor ordered. How about a look at a shirtless General Bo out for a run in the summer of 1976, as featured in the Sunday Magazine? Thanks to the keen eye of Dr. Sap for spotting that on eBay, up for bid right now. I assume this was a product of the Detroit News. Bo’s in tip-top shape after having open heart surgery in late spring of ‘76. Go Bo!