Bowden thanks doctors, fans after 'tough' bout with virus

Former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden thanked his doctors, family, and fans for their support and prayers through his "tough" bout with COVID-19.

"I want to thank all the many, many people who were thinking of and praying for me over the last few weeks," Bowden said Wednesday in a statement released by his son, former Clemson coach Tommy Bowden. "I just went through a battle with COVID-19 and God just wasn't ready to take me home yet to be with him."

Bowden was hospitalized Oct. 6, three days after testing positive for COVID-19. He had received word of the positive test a few days after returning to his Tallahassee home from a lengthy stay at a hospital and rehab facility where he was treated for an infection in his leg.