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Bobby Bowden

American football coach
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Also known as: Robert Cleckler Bowden
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Robert Cleckler Bowden
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November 8, 1929, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
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August 8, 2021, Tallahassee, Florida (aged 91)
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WVU Sports Hall of Fame - Bobby Bowden (Dec. 20, 2024)
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Bobby Bowden (born November 8, 1929, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.—died August 8, 2021, Tallahassee, Florida) was an American collegiate gridiron football coach who was one of the winningest coaches in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history. Bowden played quarterback at the University of Alabama as a freshman but, in accordance with university policy at the time, was forced to give up his scholarship after marrying his high-school sweetheart. He then transferred to Howard College (now Samford University) in his hometown, Birmingham, Alabama. After graduating from Howard in 1953, Bowden was an assistant football coach there for two years before becoming the ...(100 of 523 words)

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