page_title: Tommy Bowden
section_title: Personal
hierarchical_section_title: Tommy Bowden / Personal
caption_attribution_description: English: Clemson University Head Football Coach Tommy Bowden spoke to Pope Airmen at the theater here during the National Prayer Luncheon April 17. The event featured record attendance with more than 500 people served. Three religions were highlighted throughout the lunch and also featured “tailgate” style food and the Fayetteville State Chorus. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jon LaDue)
context_page_description: Tommy Pearce Bowden is an American football coach who 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 has coached in games nicknamed the "Bowden Bowl." He is also a brother of Terry Bowden, previously head football coach of the University of Akron.
context_section_description: Bowden attended and played football for West Virginia University from 1972 through 1976.  He is married to the former Linda White and has two children, Ryan and Lauren. He is a son of former Florida State Seminoles head coach Bobby Bowden and has two sisters and three brothers, including Terry, former head coach at the University of Auburn, and Jeff, who served as an assistant coach on his brother Terry's staff. Bowden is an evangelical Christian. He has openly used his religion as a recruiting tool, saying that his faith “was a tremendous recruiting advantage.”
caption: Bowden, an evangelical Christian, addresses airmen at Pope Field in celebration of the National Prayer Luncheon in 2008.
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