They are perhaps more famous because of their fathers.
Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin and Akron’s Terry Bowden are often referred to as the sons of coaching greats. When their teams meet Tuesday in the Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl, they will once again take a backseat to their dads.
And both are perfectly fine with.
“We’re probably two coaches who aren’t embarrassed to say we are vicariously famous and we always have been because of our dads,” Bowden said.
Monte Kiffin is considered one of the greatest defensive coordinators in NFL history while Bobby Bowden is often listed among the top NCAA coaches of all-time.