Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, who won college football games at a historic rate and helped popularize the sport with his homespun charm, died on Sunday morning, the school announced. He was 91.
Bowden announced recently that he was suffering from a terminal illness. His son, Louisiana Monroe coach Terry Bowden, told reporters at Sun Belt media day that his father had pancreatic cancer.
Bowden turned Florida State into one of the country’s most relentless winners, as the school won two national titles and finished ranked in the Top 5 a mind-bending 14 consecutive seasons from 1987 through 2000.