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Bobby Bowden diagnosed with terminal illness
TALLAHASSEE Bobby Bowden, the former head football coach of the Florida State Seminoles, announced that he has a terminal illness.
The Tallahassee Democrat is reporting that Bowden released a statement about the situation Wednesday.
Ive always tried to serve Gods purpose for my life, on and off the field, and I am prepared for what is to come, Bowden said. My wife Ann and our family have been lifes greatest blessing.
I am at peace.
Bowden is 92 and under supervised care at his home.
While serving as the head coach Bowden won 377 games and two national titles in 1993 and 1999.
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.