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Legendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden passed away on Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. It was revealed in mid July that the diagnosis was terminal.
Tons of coaches, players, broadcasters and others have chimed in on Sunday sending their thoughts and prayers with Bobby Bowden and his family while also telling their favorite stories. It’s a list that included Tim Tebow, Kirby Smart and even Florida State’s rival, The University of Miami.
A great coach, and an even better man. Praying for the Bowden family. https://t.co/2X7WYCHw4I
— Tim Tebow (@TimTebow) August 8, 2021
Rest In Peace, Coach Bowden. I am so thankful for the influence he’s had on me and so many other coaches. What a tremendous legacy! Prayers go out to the entire Bowden family.
— Coach Kirby Smart (@KirbySmartUGA) August 8, 2021
Our condolences to the Bowden Family and the Florida State football program on the passing of Bobby Bowden, who was instrumental in making the UM-FSU rivalry one of the greatest in college football.
Rest in peace, Coach. pic.twitter.com/MdGuy1gGk5
— Miami Hurricanes Football (@CanesFootball) August 8, 2021
Such fond memories of coach Bowden-Both as a fan watching him & his dominating Noles teams & as a young analyst working w/ him-He was a true testament of “people will remember you based on how you make them feel”-coach was as sweet & as good of a man as I’ve ever met-RIP Coach 🙏🏼
— Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) August 8, 2021
The stories of Bobby Bowden spread far and wide and many have told their favorite ones on Sunday that shine a light on how great of a person the Florida State legend was.
Everyone has a Bobby Bowden story. Mine: 1983. I am soph @UF student reporter @alligatorSports. Phone rings. It’s Bowden, honoring my request for pre-game interview. Gives me 30 mins, maybe more. Made me feel legit.
This is how he built FSU, making one fan at a time. RIP Coach.
— Tom Farrey (@TomFarrey) August 8, 2021
Pretty sure in four years of doing student radio at @univmiami, Bobby Bowden was the only opposing head football coach to do an interview with us. Accepted the request almost immediately and stayed on for like 15 mins. Ultimate class act and obviously a legendary career. https://t.co/wcMo91SQYJ
— jesse agler (@jesseagler) August 8, 2021
Alabama coach Nick Saban released a letter after hearing about the passing of Bowden. He had an incredible story as well.
“My father passed away while coach Bowden was at West Virginia University,” he said. “Coach didn’t know me from Adam’s house cat, but he knew my dad and got word that maybe my mom was struggling a bit back home in West Virginia. I pick up the phone one day and it’s coach Bowden himself. He tells me knew my dad and said that if I needed to be closer to home, he would make a place for me on his Mountaineer coaching staff. How many coaches would do that? How many people would do that.”
Bobby Bowden won two national championship games at Florida State (1993, 1999) and he accumulated an overall record of 377-129-4 across his stories college football coaching career.
Rest in peace to a legend.