San Diego radio talk show host and blogger Rick Amato notes on his Amato Talk blog that legendary former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden will be among a group of football greats traveling to an undisclosed American military installation in the Persian Gulf this month for a flag football game with soldiers, called the
Highlights from the game will be aired during halftime of the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1. The event is sponsored by Tostitos and the USO, and Bowden is just one of several football stars making the trip. College Football Hall of Famer Gene Stallings will coach the other team, and former players who are taking part on the trip include Jim Kelly, Rodney Peete, LaVar Arrington, Zach Thomas, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, Antonio Freeman, Ron Dayne and Jevon Kearse.
The 81-year-old Bowden told the Associated Press:
