Before he was one of America’s great sardonic comedians, Richard Lewis was an Ohio State student who graduated from the school with a degree in marketing in 1969.
Like all Buckeyes, Lewis—who died Wednesday at the age of 76—maintained a hatred of Michigan that persisted his entire life. Upon his death, fans quickly remembered a segment he shot for College GameDay breaking down why he hated the Wolverines.
“I hate Michigan. I have total distrust for anyone who went to school there,” Lewis said ahead of the two teams’ gridiron meeting in 2022. “I know a handful of people who graduated from the University of M. They didn’t like to have fun.”
