Bobby Bowden...say it ain't so

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Legendary Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden hit the campaign trail for Republican Donald Trump Monday, stressing that this was the most important election in his lifetime.

“This one is important and we have got to win the dadgum thing,” he told the crowd at a Trump campaign rally in Tampa. “I normally would not be up here except for that reason.”

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Bowden, 86, spoke in the middle of the Trump campaign's huge three-day push through Florida. Along with stops in St. Augustine and Tampa on Monday, he will hold events in Sanford and Tallahassee on Tuesday. On Sunday, he was in Naples.

Bowden said he supports Trump, in part, because he wants a larger investment in the nation’s military.

“Aren’t you getting tired of these other nations embarrassing us,” said Bowden, who pointed to Russia as an example.

“We have been a great nation because of our teachers, because of our doctors, because of all our people,” Bowden said. “But that could not happen without a strong military. They are the ones that defend us.”

Trump’s emphasis on the state comes as Democrat Hillary Clinton is also spending a lot of time in Florida. She's attending early voting rallies Broward County Tuesday and in Palm Beach and Hillsborough counties on Wednesday. President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton have also stumped for her in Florida.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi had been one of Trump's biggest Florida surrogates, but has not been on the campaign trail in recent weeks after the leak of video of disparaging comments Trump made towards women in 2005. She did appear with Trump at an event before the rally, the Tampa Bay Times reported Monday night.



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[iamduval]

I knew it was about trump before i clicked smh

 

[Regular_P]

Not surprised.

 

[dtownreppin214]

wow he's bloodthirsty for war.

 

[ezrathegreat]

I'll make this easier for you, Old white cac = Trump supporter

 

[Alexander The Great]

the list of college football coaches that aren't going to vote for trump would be a short one.

 

[3Rivers]

I honestly thought Bobby Bowden was dead

 

[JameisNewton]

it is possible to respect a man's dominance in a sport (coaching, playing, etc.) and not respect his political views. You know that right?

 

[hood b. goode]

What did you expect?

 

[William F. Russell]

Do these coaches not care about how their public support of Trump may adversely affect their chances of recruiting black players?

 

[Alexander The Great]

Do these coaches not care about how their public support of Trump may adversely affect their chances of recruiting black players?

he's been retired for like 6-7 years

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

What did you expect?

Yeah I know. There's this mythology around him in Florida, just like all the other legendary winning college football coaches. He is a beloved figure to a lot of his former black players. He looks and sounds exactly how you would expect a KKK grand dragon to look and sound under his hood though.

 

[dtownreppin214]

@lucky lefty @mr 321 @no1es run this better days

 

[Silkk]

Im Shocked

 

[Da King]

A southern racist white football coach?


Well I'll be damn