Legendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden dies at 91

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By STEVE REED

Bobby Bowden, the folksy Hall of Fame coach who won 377 games and built Florida State into one of college football’s great dynasties with two national championships, has died. He was 91.

Bobby’s son, Terry, confirmed to The Associated Press that his father died at home surrounded by family early Sunday morning. Florida State also announced the news on social media.

“It was truly peaceful,” Terry Bowden said in a text message to AP.

Bobby Bowden announced on July 21 he had a terminal illness that Terry Bowden later said was pancreatic cancer. Bobby Bowden had been treated for prostate cancer more than a decade ago.



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[jimfields33]

1. Ugh! He was awesome!

I was so glad to be at FSU during his glory days. Football was so exciting at the time.

[OriginalGeek]

2. I was born in Tallahassee

My parents met at FSU and my grandpa was getting his masters degree there at the same time.

Loved him when he was coach but was pretty disappointed to find out he was a tRumper.

Oh well, football season starts soon and I'll be cheering them on like always.

[OrlandoDem2]

3. We loved him for who he was. He is the last of a unique brand of coach.

RIP Bobby. You changed a city, school, and a lot of lives.

[underpants]

4. Dag gummit

The way he was depicted in “We are Marshall” is absolutely correct. He was the coach at WVU and he made everything the needed to recover available. Good man.

[Chainfire]

6. When Bowden was away from microphones, his language became a little saltier.

But, at least he put his best mouth forward in public.

[underpants]

7. Great public speaker. The two players he ever saw who could have skipped college

and gone straight to the NFL from high school were Deion Sanders and Allen Iverson.

Lots of famous funny things he said but that one always stick with me. Yeah Iverson was that good at football too.

[Chainfire]

5. FSU treated Bowden like a stepchild

He had a couple of bad seasons near the end of his reign and he suddenly became a "loser" to the Seminole Boosters. He wanted one more season before retiring but the boosters wanted wins and gave Bowden the Bum's rush. It was a shameful process. The man put FSU football (and FSU) on the map, he deserved more, and since he has gone, so has the team's winning ways.

Even though his rotten politics were consistent with many other millionaires, I believe that Bowden was one of the "good guys" in the world. Rest in peace.

[OrlandoDem2]

8. We've won a national championship in the time since he left.

The end for Bobby at FSU was complicated. Your opinion is valid and held by some. For others it was like taking the keys from your elderly parents. He hurt his cause by naming his son the offensive coordinator and that was a disaster so given the age, the appearance that he had lost a step, his son’s own failures and it was tough.

We will always love Bobby. He changed the city, university, and a lot of peoples’ lives.