John U. Bacon, a lecturer in U-M’s history department and Michigan Today’s sportswriter, won the 2009 Golden Apple Award at Michigan, given by U-M students for great teaching. Watch this video of his “ideal last lecture”—and his spot-on imitation of coach Schembechler. Around 1980, Bo was faced with a tough leadership issue — listen to how he faced it and mentored one of his captains.