{"id":198506,"date":"2026-03-19T23:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T23:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/198506\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T23:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T23:56:07","slug":"fsu-alum-buys-coach-bobby-bowdens-tallahassee-home-for-670k-in-legacy-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/198506\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU alum buys Coach Bobby Bowden\u2019s Tallahassee home for $670K in Legacy Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; For the hundreds who bid on and were lucky enough to win a piece of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/sports\/remembering-bobby-bowden\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/sports\/remembering-bobby-bowden\/\">Coach Bobby Bowden\u2019s<\/a> estate, Thursday and Friday are their chance to bring their treasures home during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/03\/03\/highly-anticipated-bobby-bowden-legacy-auction-now-open-registration-bids\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/03\/03\/highly-anticipated-bobby-bowden-legacy-auction-now-open-registration-bids\/\">auction loadout.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For one such winning bidder, though, his prize will stay right where it\u2019s at.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Reagan Hobbs, an FSU alum and Tallahassee local, won the Bowden\u2019s home on Shamrock Street North with a $670,000 winning bid. Hobbs says the feeling has stayed surreal since the words \u201cyou won\u201d came up on his phone when the auction closed Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI had hundreds of people reaching out to me. Friends from my fraternity days at Florida State, different employees I\u2019ve worked with, and they\u2019re all just asking me about it,\u201d Hobbs said. \u201cThen I started getting random calls and text messages giving me stories about \u2018when I was 11 I did this,\u2019 \u2018when I was 15 Coach Bowden did this for me,\u2019 the stories just started unraveling.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Bowden\u2019s children, Ginger and Tommy, are among the well-wishers who have reached out to Hobbs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The home\u2019s buyer is still unsure of what specifically he\u2019ll do with the property, but he\u2019s hoping to commemorate the legacy of both Bobby and Ann, what they mean to the community, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/03\/19\/fsu-alum-buys-coach-bobby-bowdens-tallahassee-home-670k-legacy-auction\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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