... and "icon" being tossed out a bit loosely at times, but to see a man like Bobby Bowden step down reminds us of what these kinds of words mean. Bobby Bowden was a true legend in coaching, a real icon of college sports. It's incredibly sad to see a career like his end on such a sour note. Bobby Bowden is one of the last few of a dying breed, a coach who was truly larger than life, and even in the pressure cooker atmosphere of modern college football, a coach who was still bigger than his program. Until now.