Bobby Bowden, the folksy showman who transformed Florida State University into a national football powerhouse and became the second-winningest coach in the history of major college football, died on Sunday at his home in Tallahassee, Florida. He was 91.
His death was announced by Florida State.
Bowden’s health had declined after he was found to have Covid-19 in early October. Last month, his son Terry said that Bowden had pancreatic cancer.
When Bowden became the Florida State coach in 1976, he inherited a program that had won only four games over the previous three seasons.