1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Robert Cleckler ( Bobby ) Bowden Congressional Gold Medal Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Robert Cleckler ( Bobby ) Bowden (referred to in this Act as Bobby Bowden ) was born on November 8, 1929, in Birmingham, Alabama. (2) Bobby Bowden served as the head coach of the Florida State University Seminoles from 1976 to 2009. (3) At Florida State University, teams coached by Bobby Bowden won 2 national championships (in 1993 and 1999) and 12 Atlantic Coast Conference titles. (4) Bobby Bowden posted a 316–97–4 record in his 34 years at Florida State University. (5) Throughout his entire 44 years of coaching college football, Bobby Bowden won a total of 377 games, making him one of the winningest coaches in college football history. (6) Bobby Bowden and his wife, Ann Estock, his childhood sweetheart, were married for 72 years, with 6 children and 21 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. (7) In 1999, in an event that was the first of its kind in the history of Division I–A football, Bobby Bowden coached what would be the first of many games against a team coached by his son, which was termed The Bowden Bowl . (8) In 2004, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes began presenting an annual Bobby Bowden Award to a football player for philanthropic work. (9) In 2011, Bobby Bowden was awarded the Children’s Champion Award for Leadership Development by the Children’s Hunger Fund, a charitable organization, in recognition of his humanitarian work. (10) In 2021, Bobby Bowden received the inaugural Medal of Freedom Award from the Governor of Florida. (11) Bobby Bowden leaves a legacy of leadership for his contributions on the football field and in his community. (12) While Bobby Bowden is recognized for his many football accomplishments, he will also be remembered as a family man who counted all as part of his family and encouraged recognizing the humanity of every individual and loving others as brothers and sisters. (13) Bobby Bowden believed each individual had