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Ex-FSU Head Coach Bobby Bowden Hospitalized 4 Days for Leg Infection

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Former Florida State head football coach Bobby Bowden is recovering at home with an infection in his left calf.

The 90-year-old sought treatment last week at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, where he stayed for four days and was prescribed antibiotics as well as placed in a soft cast, according to Jim Henry of the Tallahassee Democrat on Wednesday.

"I didn't realize when I got to be 90 it would be this tough," Bowden told Henry. "Getting old ain't easy."

Bowden also disclosed that his family was not allowed to visit him during his hospital stay because of increased restrictions in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.