Original Bobby Bowden Signed Sketch/Drawing that was drawn by Bowden on 8.5" x 11.5" paper.  The autographed sketch is guaranteed authentic.  The drawing would look great famed and displayed on a wall.


BIOGRAPHY

Robert Cleckler Bowden, popularly known as "Bobby" is one of the legendary football coaches who tasted great success throughout his career. He coached the Florida State University (FSU) team for nearly seven decades during which the team registered more than three hundred victories, breaking all the past records. The FSUs dominated the college football with their winning streaks, thanks to their now-retired coach Bobby Bowden. If not for him, the FSU would not have come this far, but, coach Bowden does not take the entire credit to himself. He is equally grateful to his FSU team as it was their sheer talent and brilliance which helped them put up such an extraordinary achievement. However, there is no denying the fact that, it is the coach who recognizes talents required to build strong and potentially winning teams and Bowden excelled in the job. Despite his busy and hectic career, he finds time for church and is a charitable person. Bowden is a man who makes sure he has enough time for family and friends as well outside his. His congeniality, charm and generosity render him a very pleasant and down-to-earth persona despite his larger-than-life image. Read through the article to know about this impressive football coach.

Career
  • From 1954 to 1955, Bowden served as the assistant football coach and head track and field coach at the Howard College Birmingham, Alabama.
  • He then became the Athletic Director and also served as the head football, baseball, and basketball coach for South Georgia College from 1956 to 1958.
  • After leaving South Georgia College he returned to Howard Collage and stayed there till 1962, before joining the Florida State University as an assistant coach.
  • He left the Florida State University in 1965 to coach at the West Virginia University and became its head coach in 1969. In 1976, he joined the Florida State University again as the head coach.
  • He coached the Florida State Seminoles football team for 34 years in which he lost only one season. On December 1, 2009, he announced his retirement from the Florida State University.
Awards & Achievements
  • From 1987 to 2000, under his coaching the Florida State University’s (FSU) football team finished every season with at least 10 wins and was constantly among top five teams in the Associated Press College Football Poll.
  • He also holds the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) record of 11 consecutive bowl victories and 14 straight bowl trips without a loss.
  • The FSU also won the 1993 and 1999 national championships while Bowden coached them.
  • His overall record at the FSU is 300-87-4 which includes a 158-27-2 record in Tallahassee, 35-10-1 record at neutral sites and 107-50-1 on an opponent's ground.
  • For his outstanding achievement as a coach, Bowden received the ‘Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award’ from the ‘United States Sports Academy’.
  • In 2011, he was awarded the ‘Children's Champion Award for Leadership Dev

 

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