UCF coach Gus Malzahn counted former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden as one of his influences in his more than 30-plus year coaching career.
“I was a young coach and I was trying to model myself after first of all a Christian coach and a guy that did things right that was well respected and Coach Bowden and [Nebraska] Coach [Tom] Osborne were the two guys that I said I would love to be like them someday,” said Malzahn.
The legendary coach’s career spanned more than four decades including 34 years with the Seminoles, where he would go on to win 314 games and two national championships while elevating the FSU program to national prominence.