Tommy Bowden
American football player and coach (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tommy Pearce Bowden (/ˈbaʊdən/; born July 10, 1954) is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach at Clemson University from 1999 until October 13, 2008. He is a son of Bobby Bowden, former head football coach of Florida State University, against whom he coached in games nicknamed the "Bowden Bowl." He is also a brother of Terry Bowden, who served as the head coach of Auburn.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1954-07-10) July 10, 1954 (age 69) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1973–1976 | West Virginia |
Position(s) | Wide receiver |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1977 | West Virginia (GA) |
1978–1979 | Florida State (DB) |
1980 | Auburn (RB) |
1981–1982 | Florida State (TE) |
1983–1984 | Duke (QB) |
1985–1986 | Duke (OC) |
1987–1989 | Alabama (WR) |
1990 | Kentucky (OC) |
1991–1996 | Auburn (OC) |
1997–1998 | Tulane |
1999–2008 | Clemson |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 90–49 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 C-USA (1998) | |
Awards | |
C-USA Coach of the Year (1998) 2× ACC Coach of the Year (1999, 2003) | |
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