Coach Bobby Bowden is an icon of college football who ran his legendary, top-ranking program with a trademark southern charm. With his recent retirement, Bowden is ready to give fans and readers the behind-the-scenes story of his 55-year career and the path that helped him become one of college football's most successful coaches and patriarch of the sport's most famous coaching family.<br/><br/>In this book, Bowden will reveal never-before-published details of the moments and events that have defined his life, including:<br/><br/>* The tragic death of his grandson and son-in-law in a 2004 automobile accident.<br/><br/>* The details of his retirement as FSU's coach at the end of the 2009 season.