... his retirement Tuesday afternoon, relinquishing his command of the program he built over the past 34 years.

Bowden, born and raised in Birmingham, AL would go on to play quarterback for the Crimson Tide from 1946-48.

His coaching career began as an assistant track and field coach at Howard University, now Samford University, in 1954 before becoming athletic director and head coach of baseball, basketball, and football coach at South Georgia College.

In 1959, Bowden returned to Howard to become head football coach while compiling a 31-6 record; those 31 wins heavily scrutinized by Penn St. fans as non-D1 wins.

Bowden became an assistant coach at Florida St. in 1963, along with legendary coaches Bill Parcells and Joe G...

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