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Born Nov. 8, 1929 in Birmingham, Ala., Bobby Bowden is the head football coach of the Florida State Seminoles. Entering the 2007 season, Bowden had won 366 games more than any other coach in major college football history. He first became a head coach at Samford University in 1959.
After guiding Samford to a 31-6 record in four years, he became the wide receivers coach at Florida State in 1963 and remained in Tallahassee until 1965, when he left to become the offensive coordinator at West Virginia. Bowden became the Mountaineers head coach in 1970 and returned to FSU to be the head coach in 1976. Since then, his teams have routinely been among the best in the nation.
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After guiding Samford to a 31-6 record in four years, he became the wide receivers coach at Florida State in 1963 and remained in Tallahassee until 1965, when he left to become the offensive coordinator at West Virginia. Bowden became the Mountaineers head coach in 1970 and returned to FSU to be the head coach in 1976. Since then, his teams have routinely been among the best in the nation.
Bowden...
Born Nov. 8, 1929 in Birmingham, Ala., Bobby Bowden is the head football coach of the Florida State Seminoles. Entering the 2007 season, Bowden had won 366 games more than any other coach in major college football history. He first became a head coach at Samford University in 1959.
After guiding Samford to a 31-6 record in four years, he became the wide receivers coach at Florida State in 1963 and remained in Tallahassee until 1965, when he left to become the offensive coordinator at West Virginia. Bowden became the Mountaineers head coach in 1970 and returned to FSU to be the head coach in 1976. Since then, his teams have routinely been among the best in the nation.
Bowden coached the Seminoles to the national championship in 1993 and 1999, when the Seminoles finished the season unbeaten. From 1987 through 2000, Bowden's team finished every season ranked among the top 5 in the final Associated Press top 25 poll. Bowden earned induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006. The field at Florida State's Doak Campbell Stadium is named after Bowden, and there is a statue in his likeness outside the Moore Athletics Center, which is the headquarters of the FSU athletic department.
Aside from his coaching success, Bowden is known for his warm and gregarious personality, and for his Southern style, which is reflected in some of his trademark colloquialisms such as "dadgum it."
After guiding Samford to a 31-6 record in four years, he became the wide receivers coach at Florida State in 1963 and remained in Tallahassee until 1965, when he left to become the offensive coordinator at West Virginia. Bowden became the Mountaineers head coach in 1970 and returned to FSU to be the head coach in 1976. Since then, his teams have routinely been among the best in the nation.
Bowden coached the Seminoles to the national championship in 1993 and 1999, when the Seminoles finished the season unbeaten. From 1987 through 2000, Bowden's team finished every season ranked among the top 5 in the final Associated Press top 25 poll. Bowden earned induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006. The field at Florida State's Doak Campbell Stadium is named after Bowden, and there is a statue in his likeness outside the Moore Athletics Center, which is the headquarters of the FSU athletic department.
Aside from his coaching success, Bowden is known for his warm and gregarious personality, and for his Southern style, which is reflected in some of his trademark colloquialisms such as "dadgum it."
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FSU trying to avoid further disappointment
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