| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution honoring Florida State University Head |
| 3 | Football Coach Bobby Bowden. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, after successfully coaching at his alma mater, |
| 6 | Samford University, and at the University of West Virginia, in |
| 7 | 1976 Bobby Bowden took over the Florida State football program |
| 8 | and during the 28 intervening years has developed it into the |
| 9 | most consistently successful program in the history of college |
| 10 | football, and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, Coach Bowden has led the Seminoles to a 10-win |
| 12 | season 18 times in 28 years, to 25 bowl games, including 22 |
| 13 | consecutive bowl games, 18 of which were played on New Year's |
| 14 | Day, and to 5 Bowl Championship Series bowl games in the 6-year |
| 15 | existence of this national championship competition, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, during Florida State's 12-year membership in the |
| 17 | Atlantic Coast Conference, Coach Bowden has led his team to 11 |
| 18 | championships and a record number of consecutive victories, and |
| 19 | he has twice been named the conference Coach of the Year, and |
| 20 | WHEREAS, on October 25, 2003, Bobby Bowden added yet |
| 21 | another superlative to his long list of outstanding |
| 22 | accomplishments when, with 342 wins to his credit, he became the |
| 23 | all-time winningest coach in Division 1A history, and |
| 24 | WHEREAS, although admired for a football program that is a |
| 25 | model for the entire country, Bobby is not obsessed with his |
| 26 | successes on the field, preferring instead to focus on the more |
| 27 | important aspects of his life--his Christian faith, his family |
| 28 | and friends, and the young men who comprise his team, NOW, |
| 29 | THEREFORE, |
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| 31 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 32 | Florida: |
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| 34 | That the House of Representatives proudly salutes Florida |
| 35 | State University Head Football Coach Bobby Bowden and extends to |
| 36 | him its gratitude and congratulations for his many |
| 37 | accomplishments as head football coach and for his numerous |
| 38 | contributions to the community of Tallahassee and the State of |
| 39 | Florida. |
| 40 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 41 | presented to Bobby Bowden, Head Coach of the Florida State |
| 42 | University football program, as a tangible token of the |
| 43 | sentiments expressed herein. |