Bobby Bowden Obituary – Death: Bobby Bowden, 91, an American college football coach and coach of the FSU Florida State Seminoles, has died. Bowden passed away on August 8, 2021 in Tallahassee, Florida, after he was reportedly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July 2021.
He was born on November 8, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama.
“DADGUMMIT…Rest in Paradise Coach Bobby Bowden!!! Even though I live in Hawaii I grew up a Florida State fan too (besides the University of Hawaii)…I wasn’t skilled enough to play football but if I was I would’ve wanted to play for Coach Bowden…”
Bowden served as an assistant football coach and head coach of athletics at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1954 to 1955. He was one of the best coaches in college football for his accomplishments with the Seminoles. He coached the Seminoles from 1976 to 2009.
In 1993, he led the FSU to a National Coaches Poll and Associated Press title, and to a BCS national championship in 1999.
He has spent his career in a race with Joe Paterno to become the most winning NCAA Division I college football coach of all time. Coaches outperformed each other throughout the 2000s, sitting just one game apart before the 2008 college football season.
“Penn State head coach James Franklin was among the many mourning the passing of Bobby Bowden”
On March 6, 2009, an NCAA ruling required the state of Florida will “nullify the victories of any game in which an ineligible player participated,” threatening to eliminate up to fourteen of Bowden’s victories from the 2006 and 2007 seasons in relation to an academic. scandal. The state of Florida appealed the ruling, but the NCAA confirmed it on January 5, 2010. After the FSU’s final investigation, it was determined that Bowden would void 12 wins, bringing his final career record to 377-129. –4, second after Paterno Final. tally of 409 wins.
“Just checked trends, and for some strange reason, the late FSU football coach, Bobby Bowden, is not trending on @twitter? May he rest in peace. He was a great man and powerful witness for Jesus Christ.”
Bobby Bowden has succumbed to pancreatic cancer at 91
— Touchdown Wire (@TheNFLWire) August 9, 2021
“Your reputation is what people say about you. Your character is what God know about you.”
– Bobby Bowden
RIP Legend
— Mr Coleman (@ColemanThoughts) August 9, 2021
I didn’t get to say this yesterday but RIP to a legend in the coaching world! A leader among men! #RIP #BobbyBowden pic.twitter.com/Y0ys2jIK6D
— Chace Johnston (@CoachJohnston_) August 9, 2021
Bobby Bowden’s legacy extends beyond the field at Florida State to the impact he made off it
— GameDayBlog Powered by SportsBook-Live.com (@GameDayBlog1) August 9, 2021
RT @SportsCenter: Bobby Bowden, the longtime Florida State football coach who ranks second all time in Division I wins, has died, the school announced Sunday morning.
He was 91.
— larry john page (@larryjohnpage1) August 9, 2021
Aye all these RIP Bobby Bowden posts and mine is Rest In Piss Bobby Bowden. Fucking racist crak ka!
— ksopendoorstwo.oh (@ksopendoorstwo) August 9, 2021
Bobby Bowden, who led Florida State football dynasty, dies at 91
— 13News Now (@13NewsNow) August 9, 2021
Florida State QB from 2000-2004, Chris Rix joins Chris Plank and Arnie Spanier to reflect on the life and legacy of legendary Coach Bobby Bowden who passed away today at the age of 91.
— Talk Radio 105.9 (@1059WRTR) August 9, 2021
R.I.P Bobby Bowden
— J. B Disenfranchised (@firtreemanor) August 9, 2021
Legendary FSU coach Bobby Bowden dies at 91 via @espn #CFB
— Respect My Blog (@respectmyblog) August 9, 2021
#Chargers Derwin James on Bobby Bowden’s passing: “He was a great guy, a great leader. He used to always check on us. He had a lot of respect for the program. There’s no coach like Coach Bobby. I just want to say sorry to his family and that we are praying for them.” #FSU
— Joe Reedy (@joereedy) August 9, 2021