Obit Moeller Football FILE: On September 11, 1993, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, following Notre Dame’s victory over Michigan, coach Lou Holtz, right, is greeted by Michigan coach Gray Moeller, left. On July 11, 2022, Moeller, a former coach for the Detroit Lions, Illinois, and Michigan, passed away. He was eighty-one. His death was confirmed by the University of Michigan, although no reason was given. (AP Image/File: Duane Burieson)Associated Press Further
(AP) ANN ARBOR, Mich. On Monday, Gary Moeller, who headed the Detroit Lions after taking over as Michigan’s coach after Bo Schembechler’s tenure, passed away. He was eighty-one.
His death was confirmed by the University of Michigan, although no reason was given.
In 1990, Moeller—who had a 44-13-3 record over five seasons as the Wolverines’ offensive coordinator—was elevated to the position of program head.
In a statement, Lloyd Carr—the man who took over as Michigan’s coach after Gary Moeller—talked about the late coach as “a great family man, great friend, great coach, and a man of integrity and high character.” “I loved him, I admired him, and I respected him.”
The two-time Big Ten coach of the year had four bowl triumphs, including the Rose Bowl over Washington in 1993, and had won a conference championship in each of his first three years in the position. Less than a week after being detained on suspicion of intoxication at a suburban Detroit restaurant, he resigned in May 1995.
