The social work model: How Greg Harden champions greatness

Legendary Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler was the kind of guy that people were afraid to tell “no.” When he asked someone to do something, it was more of a statement than it was a question.

But when Schembechler called Greg Harden and requested he give the Michigan football team a lecture, Harden’s answer defied the status quo.

“I was working in a hospital doing clinical therapy,” Harden told Maize n Brew. “I got a call from Michigan asking me to do a lecture on alcohol and drugs to the football team, and I rejected the idea. And (Bo) Schembechler wanted to know who the hell rejected the idea because everyone else would be going nuts.”

Harden wasn’t like everyone else. His priority was…