Jerry joined Michigan Football Staff with Bo Schembechler
Career
In 1969, Jerry Hanlon arrived at the University of Michigan as part of the original coaching staff assembled by Bo Schembechler, a group often referred to as the "Miami Mafia" due to their shared coaching roots at Miami University in Ohio. This transition marked the beginning of a transformative era in college football, as Hanlon helped implement the disciplined, hard-nosed philosophy that would define the Wolverines for the next two decades. His arrival coincided with the legendary 1969 upset of top-ranked Ohio State, a victory that revitalized the program and launched the historic "Ten Year War" between the two rival schools.

