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RIP: Bobby Bowden

RIP: Bobby Bowden
08 Aug
2021
Not in Hall of Fame

It feels like we are losing so many great ones.  Today we lost another.

Bobby Bowden, who was the Head Coach of at Florida State from 1976 to 2009 passed away at the age of 91 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Bowden played Quarterback at Howard College (Samford) and he would become an assistant coach there shortly after.  He later became the Head Coach at South Georgia State College (1956), and returned to Samford as their Head Coach in 1959.  His solid work there got him to big time, first at Florida State as the Wide Receivers Coach (1963), and then on to West Virginia (1966) as the offensive Coordinator, which led to him taking over as the Mountaineers Head Coach in 1970, and led them to a win at the 1975 Peach Bowl.  Following that, he would return to FSU as their Head Coach, and under Bowden the Seminoles became a national power.

Under Bowden, Florida State were absolutely incredible.  From 1987 to 2000, the Seminoles never finished below #5 in the season end AP Poll, and won the 1993 and 1999 National Championship, and they overall won 21 Bowl Games.  His 377 wins are second only to Joe Paterno.

Bowden was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of Bobby Bowden.

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