Without Elizabeth, NJ and Elizabeth High School, there would be no Todd Bowles.
“Believe me, Elizabeth High School and the city of Elizabeth has prepared me for anything that I can do in life,” he told the 2015 Elizabeth HS graduating class this week. “Anything. I will never, ever, ever, ever forget what this city and this high school has taught me throughout my lifetime.”
The 51-year-old Jets head coach got his audience’s attention immediately at the Dunn Sports Center, saying he had discarded a commencement speech that he had worked on for days.
“I’m going to speak to you from the heart which is the only way I know how to do, so you can relate to this,” he said.