From national championships to Heisman winners, All-Americans, and NFL Draft picks, Bobby Bowden built a legacy at Florida State that reshaped Tallahassee and left a lasting imprint on college football. Over more than three decades on the sidelines, Bowden turned the Seminoles into a national powerhouse while establishing a culture that continues to provide a standard today.
The late legend’s Killearn Estates home, along with a near-historic collection of memorabilia, recently went up for auction, with the keys to the four-bedroom, 3.5-bath property ultimately remaining in the Florida State family.
Florida State Alumnus Purchases Bowden Home
The 4,639-square-foot home, situated on a half-acre lot along the Killearn Golf Club, sold to Reagan Hobbs, a 1995 Florida State graduate. The final bid came in at $737,000 (with %10 going to the Auction House).
For Hobbs, the appeal wasn’t the size or the property value, but the historical significance ofBobby Bowden’s legacy and the mark he left on the community. Hobbs, a local real estate agent, said he hopes to keep the home in the family. The Bowden family lived in the residence for 45 years…