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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Hundreds of maize-and-blue-clad mourners Sunday filed past the casket of Bo Schembechler, the coach who became the face of Michigan football.
The closed casket at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church was festooned with floral arrangements. His likeness was presented in a painting and in a photo of him coaching in his signature navy blue "M" cap. A plaque on an easel listed his records during each of 21 seasons as the Wolverines' coach.
Schembechler died at 77 on Friday after collapsing at a television studio in suburban Detroit. His death came the day before No. 1 Ohio State beat No. 2 Michigan 42-39 in one of college football's great rivalries.
Aram Sarkisian, a trumpet player in the Michigan marching band, said he had met the former coach after he spoke to the band.
"Bo has always meant a lot to my family," said the junior, who wore his letter jacket to the viewing. "He's the kind of person, you just hung on every single word he said."