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Bowden going strong at 75

By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com

Wednesday, November 10, 2004

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Bobby Bowden turned 75 years old on Monday. The Florida State coach seems rounder than he used to -- not Santa-Claus-round, but rounder the way that stones in a riverbed are round, their edges worn away by the unceasing flow of water and time. The slope of his shoulders is softer, the geometry of his face not as sharp as it once was. Bobby Bowden turned 75 years old three days before the Seminoles beat North Carolina State, 17-10, which was his 350th victory in a career tha ...

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