The first time I met Bobby Bowden was not in Tallahassee or in Clemson or at an ACC event or press conference.
Nope. It was at none of those places.
The first time I met the Hall of Fame head coach was in a small South Georgia town called Douglas. I was a young sportswriter then that was still wet behind the ears.
This is the first memory that popped in my head this morning when I learned the news that Coach Bowden passed away.
So, how did I come to meet Coach Bowden in Douglas, Georgia?