Bobby Bowden remembered for faith, family and football
Florida State fan Pat McKinnon, center, watches the ceremony for longtime Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Florida State fan Pat McKinnon, center, watches the ceremony for longtime Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Aug. 14, 2021 03:56 PM EDT
1993 Heisman quarterback Charlie Ward eulogizes longtime Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden as Bowden lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

1993 Heisman quarterback Charlie Ward eulogizes longtime Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden as Bowden lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Aug. 14, 2021 03:25 PM EDT
Sons Terry Bowden, left, and Tommy Bowden hold hands with their mother, Ann, second from left, during a celebration of life ceremony for their father and her husband, longtime Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Sons Terry Bowden, left, and Tommy Bowden hold hands with their mother, Ann, second from left, during a celebration of life ceremony for their father and her husband, longtime Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Aug. 14, 2021 03:58 PM EDT
Florida State fans listen during the service for longtime Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Florida State fans listen during the service for longtime Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Aug. 14, 2021 03:37 PM EDT
Tommy Bowden, former head coach at Clemson, eulogizes his father, longtime Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bobby Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Tommy Bowden, former head coach at Clemson, eulogizes his father, longtime Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bobby Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Aug. 14, 2021 03:32 PM EDT
Derrick Brooks, an All American linebacker for Florida State and 11-time Pro Bowler for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, eulogizes longtime Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center, during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Derrick Brooks, an All American linebacker for Florida State and 11-time Pro Bowler for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, eulogizes longtime Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center, during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Aug. 14, 2021 03:18 PM EDT
Fans line up prior to the doors opening for the public celebration of life for longtime Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden at the Tucker Civic Center Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. The patriarch of Florida State football and the coach who built a dynasty from scratch died at 91 on Sunday at his home in Tallahassee. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Fans line up prior to the doors opening for the public celebration of life for longtime Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden at the Tucker Civic Center Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. The patriarch of Florida State football and the coach who built a dynasty from scratch died at 91 on Sunday at his home in Tallahassee. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Aug. 14, 2021 03:17 PM EDT
Florida Highway Patrol officers watch over longtime Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Florida Highway Patrol officers watch over longtime Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Aug. 14, 2021 03:12 PM EDT