john kolesar

original photo courtesy UM Bentley Library, colorized by Seth

wsgs 1985-'88 WR John Kolesar, 1962-'65 QB/TE Tom Parkhill, and 1947-'50 halfback Leo Koceski. Special thanks to Dr. Sap for helping to dig these guys up!

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Featuring special guests John Kolesar, Tom Parkhill, and Leo Koceski, to benefit www.forthosewhostayed.com.

We're broadcasting at 5PM.

Thank you to Underground Printing for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. They're also behind our Ann Arbor Institutions t-shirt program, and finally let me bring back all the shirts in time for the holidays! Get started on your custom apparel order today at undergroundshirts.com and use the promo code HOLIDAY for 25% off your next purchase!   

And let's not leave out our associate sponsors: HomeSure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, Michigan Law Grad, Human Element, The Phil Klein Insurance Group, and Information Entropy.

Here's the player. We start at 5:00 PM EST.

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Previously: 1879, 1901, 1918, 1925, 1932, 1947, 1950, 1964, 1973, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1991, 1999

Special Guests: These are turning into Hardcore Histories with these interviews but what are you going to do when you've got Jim Scarcelli and Johnny Kolesar joining you to talk about the team that might have been Bo's best national championship claim.

1. SETUP AND PAYOFF

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Sap and Seth set up the season because 1984 was rough. Has Bo lost it?

2. THE TEAM

(starts at 26:10)

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The defense has a highlight video. The offense had Harbaugh.

3. THE NON-CONFERENCE

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  • Notre Dame 20-12: Harbaugh is 2-10 in the first half. 'Soup' Campbell's reverse is called "Sally" which Michigan only ran in the big games.
  • @South Carolina 34-3: All we hear about are the Fire Ants defense. It's all over after Wilcher's helmet comes off. SC's defensive backs are coached so badly we look up who was in charge of them, and you'll never guess who it was.
  • Maryland 20-0: Battle of the Baughs. Slow-motion blowout. Seth's first Michigan game? Kolesar's first pass, the defense's first stand.

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THERE WILL BE A PART II

MUSIC:

  • "Glory Days"—Bruce Springsteen
  • "And We Danced"—The Hooters
  • “Across 110th Street”

THE USUAL LINKS

Jamie was a tough little, chiseled chunk of steel. You don't see the little bastard!

There was no mellowing Bo.

Henne and Hart

Kids those days.