“He’d always say, ‘Amp, where are you?’ … ‘I’m right here Coach.’ He’d look me dead in my face and say ‘Amp, I need you to be the best running back on that field tomorrow. I’ve lost 1 of the best coaches I’ve ever had.”įormer Florida State running back Amp Lee recalled Bowden’s pep talks the night before a game.
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Sanders, the All-America cornerback and Pro Football Hall of Famer, tweeted “ God bless the Bowden Family, Friends & Loved ones. The list also includes former NFL stars Warrick Dunn and Derrick Brooks and Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward. Jackson State coach Deion Sanders was maybe Bowden’s greatest and most famous Florida State player. “It was the honor of my lifetime to know him and beyond anything I could dream to have a relationship with him,” Norvell said. “While he leaves an incredible legacy as one of the best football coaches in collegiate history, he also will be remembered for his great faith, his love of family and his mentorship of countless young people,” Thrasher said.Ĭurrent Florida State coach Mike Norvell called the folksy Southerner the program’s “patriarch.” As a family, we will embrace all of those wonderful memories and celebrate a life well lived.”įlorida State president John Thrasher said in a statement Bowden raised the national profile of the school, doing it with “class and a sense of humor.” He was admired by everyone who played for him or coached against him.
I also was fortunate to be raised by a football coach who had a reputation for coaching the right way his entire career. “He was a wonderful husband and father, who relied on his strong Christian faith to provide the foundation for his life. “I couldn’t have asked for a better personal mentor than my father,” Terry said. Terry said in a statement his father died with all six children by his side. In recent days, family had gathered in Tallahassee, Florida, to be around him. He announced on July 21 he had a terminal illness and his son Terry Bowden later said it was pancreatic cancer. “Bobby was a great friend and mentor to me, and his impact transcended the coaching profession in so many ways.”įamily, friends and fans had known for weeks that Bowden had little time left. “Today, we lost a legend,” tweeted Meyer, now the head coach of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer coached against Bowden five times during his tenure as Florida coach from 2005-10.
He was so genuine and honest just sitting there telling stories about ball and coaching.” “He could make you feel like you knew him for 20 years in the first two minutes you ever talked to him. “He was so normal,” Fisher said about his former boss. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher followed Bowden in 2010 at Florida State after spending a few seasons as his offensive coordinator. “He wasn’t always just about him he was always about helping other people.” “That … example of being a good person is something that can help us all professionally,” Saban told reporters. A ghost town, for example, is not a historical feature if it is still visible.Bowden, who won 377 games over four decades leading programs and built Florida State into one of college football’s great dynasties with two national championships, died at 91.Īlabama coach Nick Saban said Bowden showed that coaches can compete against one another with respect, admiration and even friendship. The term makes no reference to the age, use, or any other aspect of the feature. Examples: a dried up lake, a destroyed building, a hill leveled by mining. Historical Features are physical or cultural features that are no longer visible on the landscape.
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