Bobby Bowden Was Fun

It's been reported that Bobby Bowden died.  I think he is one football coach that will live forever.  I watched his last season at WVU in 1975.  He had a good season finishing with a 9-3 record and beating Pitt in a 17-14 squeaker, a game in which Artie Owens was just as good as Pitt's Tony Dorsett Heisman Trophy winner and leader of Pitt's national championship season.  

It's been reported that he took the job in Tallahassee to be closer to his Mom and because the Florida weather was better than Morgantown.  It's also reported he wanted to be the head coach at Alabama.  I think he was lucky that he chose FSU and was able to play Florida and Miami every year

"The greatest mistake is to continue to practice a mistake."

"That boy don't know the meaning of the word fear. In fact, I just saw his grades, and that boy don't know the meaning of a lot of words."

"I'm not too proud to change. I like to win too much."

"If short hair and good manners won football games, Army and Navy would play for the national championship every year."


These are quotes of Bobby Bowden and as a UM fanatic I followed the rivalry whether it was "wide right" or "wide left".  I really disliked the Gators but Coach Bowden reminded me college foot was a great game.  


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