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Bobby Bowden, head coach at Florida State University, has successfully coached college football for five decades. Colorful, opinionated, and brilliant, Bowden is arguably one of the greatest coaches of all time. Now, critically acclaimed journalist Mike Freeman provides an in-depth and insightful look inside the life and mind of the iconic coach and family man. Sweeping and emotional, Bowden not only highlights Bobby’s gridiron glory but also chronicles the family members’ very human events, including tragic deaths, criminal indictments, and loss of jobs and fortunes. But Bowden has remained unfazed by the turmoil around him. Most of all, he has worked to keep his family together. Based on interviews with Bowden and family members, as well as former Florida State University coaches and players, Bowden is the ultimate look at the quintessential football coach.  

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Mike Freeman is a national columnist for CBS SportsLine.com. Previously, he covered the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, and college sports and was an investigative and enterprise reporter for the New York Times and a columnist for the Florida Times-Union. He has also previously been a sports reporter, features writer, and investigative writer for the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and the Dallas Morning News. Freeman is also the author of three critically acclaimed books: ESPN: The Uncensored History; Bloody Sundays: Inside the Rough-and-Tumble World of the NFL; and Jim Brown: The Fierce Life of an American Hero.

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