Bobby Bowden

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Bobby Bowden was a legendary American college football coach best known for transforming Florida State University into a national powerhouse and winning two national championships.

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instanceOf American football coach
human
awardReceived Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
surface form: Paul Bear Bryant Award

Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1929-11-08
dateOfDeath 2021-08-08
educatedAt Howard College
University of Alabama
employer Florida State University
Howard College
South Georgia State College
surface form: South Georgia College

West Virginia University
endTime head coach at Florida State University 2009
head coach at West Virginia University 1975
fieldOfWork college football coaching
fullName Robert Cleckler Bowden
genre autobiographical sports writing
givenName Robert
hasHonorificTitle legendary college football coach
influenced Florida State Seminoles football
surface form: Florida State Seminoles football program
memberOfSportsHallOfFame College Football Hall of Fame
nickname Bobby
notableAchievement built Florida State into a perennial national powerhouse in college football
coached Florida State to 14 consecutive top-five finishes in the AP poll from 1987 to 2000
led Florida State to national titles in 1993 and 1999 seasons
won more than 350 games as a college head coach
won two NCAA Division I-A national championships with Florida State University
notableWork Called to Coach
The Bowden Way
numberOfChildren 6
occupation college football coach
placeOfBirth Birmingham, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
surface form: Tallahassee, Florida, United States
positionHeld head football coach at Florida State University
head football coach at Howard College
head football coach at South Georgia College
head football coach at West Virginia University
offensive coordinator at West Virginia University
religion Christianity
residence Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
surface form: Tallahassee, Florida, United States
sport American football
spouse Ann Bowden
startTime head coach at Florida State University 1976
head coach at West Virginia University 1970
teamCoached Florida State Seminoles football
Samford Bulldogs
surface form: Samford Bulldogs football

South Georgia State College
surface form: South Georgia College football

West Virginia Mountaineers football

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