Author: FALLS, JOE
Title: Bo Schembechler - Man in Motion
Description: Ann Arbor, Michigan: School-Tech Press, 1973. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 8.90 X 6.20 X 0.90 inches; v, 252 pages; Hard cover is blue cloth with gold lettering. Boards have light rubbing, scuffing. Small, tidy gift inscription on front end paper, with date of Christmas 1976. Pages are clean and tight. DJ has light rubbing, scuffing, bumping, edge nicking and a few small closed tears. Illustrated with many b/w photographs. Bo was the legendary head football coach at U Michigan [Ann Arbor]. During his tenure He won a school-record 194 games, lost only 48, and tied five for a winning percentage of .796. His teams never posted a losing season. In Big Ten Conference play, he had a record of 143–24–3 for a winning percentage of .850. His Michigan teams won or shared 13 Big Ten titles and made 10 Rose Bowl appearances. The author, Joe Falls, was a sportwriter for Detroit newspapers from 1956 -2004. Falls won several awards during his career. In 2001, he won the J. G. Taylor Spink Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame. After his retirement in 2003, he was named to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. A lively writer, I always enjoyed reading his articles. This is the first of 11 books he authored.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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