Archive for December 8th, 2009

College Football Departures

In the movies, the endings are often happy. The hero usually rides off toward the sunset into a suggested life of “happy ever after.” At the conclusion of sports movies, there’s usually a great victory and the coach is shown riding off on the shoulders of his players. In reality, coaching departures are seldom what…

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Ray Melick – College Football – Florida State

Last week, longtime college football coach Bobby Bowden announced his retirement from Florida State where he has coached for 34 years.    

Bowden grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, and graduated from Howard College in the city. On this edition of Sports Spectrum Today we talk about Bowden with Ray Melick a sports columnist for the Birmingham News.   

Ray shares his perspective from behind the scenes of the Bobby Bowden that he was able to observe over the years.  

Don’t miss a visit with college football sportswriter, Ray Melick, on Sports Spectrum Today.

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