Commentary: A ‘heavenly’ time spent with Bowden

  • Bobby Bowden signs a football for a young fan when Bowden came to Rodheavers’ Boys Ranch for a fundraiser on April 18, 2004. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Bobby Bowden signs a football for a young fan when Bowden came to Rodheavers’ Boys Ranch for a fundraiser on April 18, 2004. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
  • Writer Kerry Dunning interviews Florida State coach Bobby Bowden during one of his last press conferences in Tallahassee in late 2009. (Submitted photo / KERRY DUNNING)
    Writer Kerry Dunning interviews Florida State coach Bobby Bowden during one of his last press conferences in Tallahassee in late 2009. (Submitted photo / KERRY DUNNING)
Bobby Bowden called his last play Sunday morning. Surrounded by his wife Ann and his six children, the 91-year-old legendary football coach and devout Christian succumbed to pancreatic cancer. …

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