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Bobby Bowden

American football coach
Also known as: Robert Cleckler Bowden
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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...

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