Bobby Bowden, who built Florida State football into a national powerhouse and directed the program with a folksy, southern charm, died early Sunday morning.
He was 91.
On July 23, Terry Bowden – son of the Hall of Fame coach – revealed his father was suffering from pancreatic cancer. This came a day after his family released a statement through the Democrat indicating he had been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition.
Bowden was surrounded by his family — wife Ann and their six children — when he passed away peacefully at 5:08 a.m. at his Killearn Estates home, daughter Ginger Bowden told the Democrat Sunday morning.
“He passed peacefully,” Ginger said. “His family was with him during the night.”