Bobby Bowden

Robert Cleckler Bowden (born November 8, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama is a football coach.

Florida State

At Florida State, Bowden inherited a team that had won just four games over the previous three seasons. In his 29 years as the head coach at Florida State, he has had only one losing season, his first in 1976; and has piled up a 281-70-4 record. He is the only coach in Division I-A football history to have enjoyed 14 straight 10-win seasons. His Florida State Seminoles finished an unprecedented 14 straight seasons in the top 5 of the Associated Press College Football Poll. His Seminoles won the College Football National Championship in 1993 and 1999. Nicknamed "The Riverboat Gambler" for his creative trick plays, he's notorious for his southern drawl, with statements like, "Dag gummit" topping the list. One of Bowden's greatest coaching achievements revolves around his success in bowl games. His 19-8-1 record and .696 bowl winning percentage rank first all-time. Only Joe Paterno (20) has won more bowl games. His 355 coaching victories rank him first all time in the NCAA's "Winningest All-Time Division I-A Coaches" category.

Related Topics:
Joe Paterno - NCAA

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