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Bobby Bowden in 2010
Robert Cleckler Bowden
(November 8, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was an
American football
coach. Bowden was best known for coaching the
Florida State Seminoles football team
from the 1976 to 2009 seasons. He was born in
Birmingham, Alabama
.
In October 2020, Bowden was diagnosed with
COVID-19
.
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Bowden was diagnosed
terminal
pancreatic cancer
in July 2021.
[2]
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He died from the disease one month later on August 8, 2021 in
Tallahassee, Florida
at the age of 91.
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