Bobby Bowden: Remember Him For What He Is…A Legend

Posted by Chris Nelson on December-2-2009 Add Comments

Words cannot fully describe what Bobby Bowden did for the Florida State Football Program.  He made a doormat into a powerhouse, and he didn't take the easy road either.  Bobby may have became a national punchline in the last few years, but he has kept his passion for coaching college football.  

Bobby grew up in Alabama. Like most boys there he was born with Crimson blood coursing through his veins.  When Bobby was the coach at Samford he would attend Alabama practices, not just to learn from The Bear, but to recruit.  Paul Bryant would give Bowden a list of players that couldn't play for Alabama.

"If you want them up there at your school, you let me know," Bryant told Bowden. "I'll call them in and suggest they go the...

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