Bo Black

Elizabeth Black was born in St. Louis, Missouri, into a Catholic family.[2] She was raised in and raised in Clayton, Missouri. As a child, she suffered from high blood pressure.[3]

Black was a student and a cheerleader at University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1960s, graduating in 1969 with a degree in education. She later earned a teaching certificate.

While she was a college student, Black appeared in a photoshoot for a Playboy college issue in 1967. She was subsequently contacted for another photoshoot for the front cover. She appeared on the September Playboy cover, wearing a green football jersey and knee-high athletic socks with a helmet under her arm. Playboy had requested a nude photoshoot, but Black declined, as she wanted to become a nun at that time. For the 50th Playboy anniversary, her front cover image was used on T-shirts.[2]

Black worked as a math teacher.[2]

As Summerfest director, she was the face of the festival[4] for almost 20 years.[3] Bo dedicated nearly 20 years of her career to establishing Milwaukee as the City of Festivals. She worked with various ethnic festivals and other charitable causes. She championed 'Operation Summer Chance', a youth employment program which aimed to provide Milwaukee's youth working experience at Henry Maier Festival Park. This program employs thousands of Wisconsin youth on an annual basis.[5]

Black was a single mother in the 1990s.[3] She married Tom Trebelhorn, a former manager of the Milwaukee Brewers professional baseball team,[2] on August 15, 2000.[3]

Black experienced many serious health problems during the last two decades of her life, and she shared information about it, including her recoveries. From aneurysms and a coma to coronary heart disease, depression and a stroke, she discussed these issues publicly to keep others aware of health issues, especially for women.[3] Black died on July 24, 2020 in Scottsdale, Arizona at age 74.[4]