Robert Cleckler Bowden
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Robert Cleckler 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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Cleckler Bowden canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American football coach
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college football coach ⓘ human ⓘ sports figure ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Howard College
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Samford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| child |
Terry Bowden
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Tommy Bowden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachingTenureEnd |
Florida State Seminoles football 2009
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Samford Bulldogs football 1962 ⓘ West Virginia Mountaineers football 1975 ⓘ |
| coachingTenureStart |
Florida State Seminoles football 1976
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Samford Bulldogs football 1959 ⓘ West Virginia Mountaineers football 1970 ⓘ |
| conferenceTitle | Atlantic Coast Conference football championships with Florida State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-11-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-08-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Howard College
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Samford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Florida State University
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Samford University NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| headCoachOf |
Florida State Seminoles football
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Samford Bulldogs football NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia Mountaineers football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inductedInto | College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
transforming Florida State University football into a national powerhouse
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winning two national championships at Florida State ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsHallOfFame | College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Robert Cleckler Bowden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalChampionship |
1993 NCAA Division I-A football season
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1999 NCAA Division I-A football season ⓘ |
| nickname | Bobby Bowden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
led Florida State to 14 consecutive top-five finishes in the AP Poll (1987–2000)
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led Florida State to 28 consecutive bowl games ⓘ |
| occupation |
American football coach
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college football coach ⓘ |
| overallWins | 350+ ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tallahassee, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor | Howard College football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | quarterback ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Tallahassee, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Bowden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfWork | offensive-minded coaching with wide-open passing attack ⓘ |
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