Bo Schembechler to be featured in 'Big Ten Icons' episode Saturday

Legendary Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler will be featured in an episode of the Big Ten Network series "Big Ten Icons" at 4 p.m. Saturday.

The Wolverines host Minnesota prior to the episode, with kickoff slated for noon on BTN.

Bo Schembechler and halfback Glenn Doughty during a 1969 Michigan football game.

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"Big Ten Icons" is a BTN original series that documents the careers of the top 50 competitors in league history.

The series, which is hosted by Hall of Fame broadcaster Keith Jackson, is in its second season and will profile one coach from all 12 league schools throughout this fall and winter.

The featured coaches will be Schembechler, Ohio State's Woody Hayes, Illinois' Lou Henson, Iowa's Dan Gable, Indiana's Bob Knight, Michigan State's Jud Heathcote, Minnesota's Herb Brooks, Nebraska's Tom Osborne, Northwestern's Kelly Amonte-Hiller, Purdue's Gene Keady, Penn States's Joe Paterno and Wisconsin's Barry Alvarez.

Nick Baumgardner covers Michigan basketball for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at 734-623-2514, by email at nickbaumgardner@annarbor.com and followed on Twitter @nickbaumgardner.