Bo’s statue stood silent in the hot sun Friday. No one came to admire or protest it. The same goes for Schembechler Hall, despite his own son relaying his traumatic story Thursday.
NOVI, Mich. (AP) One of legendary University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler’s sons and two of his former players described in detail Thursday how they were molested by the team's longtime doctor and how Schembechler turned a blind eye when they told him about the abuse, telling one to “toughen up” and punching his son in anger.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) One of legendary University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler’s sons and two of his former players described in heartbreaking detail Thursday how they were molested by the team’s longtime doctor and how Schembechler turned a blind eye when they told him about the abuse, telling one to “toughen up” […]
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The statue peers forward, his stance aggressive. His headset in one hand and game plan in the other, he could be stalking the sidelines, looking for a way to beat Ohio State. It stands in front of the building named for him Schembechler Hall, home to the football program whose foundations are rooted in the mythology surrounding Bo Schembechler, Michigan football s most storied coach.
Twenty-seven miles to the northeast, Bo s son, Matt, stood in front of media members Thursday afternoon to tell the world he was sexually assaulted in 1969 by a football team doctor, told his dad about it and nothing was done.