FTaSU2005010 Lee David Bowen Collection Created by Burt Altman 2005

Florida State University Libraries

Lee David Bowen Collection 1990-2005 1999-2004 MSS2005010 Created by Lee David Bowen's widow, Adrienne Bowen 2.02 English

Portions of collection available online? : No

The Lee Bowen Collection was given to Special Collections in September 2005

Collection is open to research

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of University Libraries. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Lee David Bowen Collection, Special Collections, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida

The Collection was processed by Burt Altman in September 2005

Lee David Bowen was known as the radio voice for Florida State University (FSU) Baseball from 1990-2004. He began his broadcast career in Tallahassee, Florida in 1982 as a news reporter for WTNT. Before taking over play-by-play duties for FSU baseball games in 1990, he was a statistician on the Seminole Radio Network. According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Bowen, a Pennsylvania native, always gave an "emotionally charged delivery that was heavily peppered with well-researched statistics." Associate FSU baseball coach Jamey Shouppe called Bowen a "stat rat," and said that the athletic staff benefited from Bowen's information - especially regarding trends and streaks.

During his years at FSU. Bowen provided the play-by-play of seven College World Series appearances, six ACC regular-season titles, four ACC championships and 13 top-10 finishes. Mike Martin, Florida State University baseball head coach, credits Bowen for working behind the scenes to expand the coverage of FSU baseball, including the addition of FM broadcasts and Internet coverage.

In addition to his announcing responsibilities for FSU baseball, Bowen announced for the minor league Burlington Indians, a rookie-league baseball team in the Appalachian League.

Bowen died July 17, 2004 at the age of 47. In February 2005, FSU held a special pre-game ceremony to dedicate the home radio booth in the memory of Lee Bowen. Lee's wife Adrienne, to whom Bowen was married for five years, was presented with a replica of the plaque displayed outside of the new "Lee Bowen Radio Booth" at FSU's Dick Howser Stadium.

Tributes to Lee Bowen from FSU baseball fans, friends, and colleagues can be found at the following website (as of Sept. 2005):

http://seminoles.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/Lee-Bowen-messages5.html

The Lee Bowen Collection contains Bowen's broadcast notebooks, game scorecards, game statistics charts, player statistics notebooks, and memorabilia documenting the broadcast career at Florida State University of a leading collegiate sportscaster and baseball statistician. It is a significant resource for researchers studying collegiate baseball broadcasting and history.

Bowen, Lee David, 1957-2004 Florida State University-Baseball-History Florida State University-Baseball-Statistics Baseball-Florida-Tallahassee-History Baseball-Florida-Tallahassee-Statistics artifacts audiotapes autographs charts notebooks photographs programs videotapes videodiscs 1 Broadcast Notebooks 1999, 2004

Lee Bowen's Broadcast Notebooks include baseball and broadcast schedules, fact sheets, and radio scripts.

1 1 Broadcast Notebook: 1999 1999 15 items 1 2 Broadcast Notebook: Home Runs by and against FSU 1999 3 items 1 3 Broadcast Notebook: Home Runs by and against FSU 1999, 2004 33 items 1 3 Broadcast Notebook: 2001 2001 33 items Boxes 1-2 Game Charts 2003-2004

Lee Bowen created game charts that show individual game statistics and positions played by each team member.

Box 1 Game Charts, 2003-2004 2003-2004 71 items Box 2 Game Charts, 2003-2004 2003-2004 68 items 1 Player Statistics Notebooks 1998-2004

The Player Statistics Notebooks contain individual game statistics for each player. Folders are chronologically arranged.

1 5 Player Statistics Notebook 1998 114 items 1 6 Player Statistics Notebook 1999 114 items 1 7 Player Statistics Notebook 2000 115 items 1 8 Player Statistics Notebook 2001 95 items 1 9 Player Statistics Notebook 2002 116 items 1 10 Player Statistics Notebook 2003 110 items 1 11 Player Statistics Notebook 2004 112 items 1 Photographs ca. 2000 1 12 Photograph: L to R-Mike Martin, Bobby Bowden, Lee Bowen, Pat Kennedy (8 x10, signed, black and white) ca. 2000 1 item 2 Audiovisual Materials 1972,1991 2 Audiocassette: Roberto Clemente's 3000th hit vs. New York Mets 1972 1 item 2 VHS Videocassette: "Reaching For the Top: 1991 Florida State University Seminoles" [football] 1991 1 item 2 DVD: "A Very Special Tribute to Lee Bowen," at Dick Howser Stadium. February 13, 2005 1 item 2 Memorabilia 1998, 2001 2 Plaque: Newsradio 1270 WFLA "The Great Communicator" Award. Presented to Program Director Lee Bowen. 2001 1 item 2 Souvenir Baseball: "No. 11, Mike Martin, 1,000 Career Victories." April 1998 1 item 2 Souvenir Baseball Tickets, 2000 Season 2000 2 items 3 Publications 1990-2004 3 1 FSU Baseball Media Guides 1990-1992 3 items 3 1 FSU Baseball Media Guides 1993-1994 2 items 3 2 FSU Baseball Media Guides 1993-1994 2 items 3 3 FSU Baseball Media Guides 1995-1996 2 items 3 4 FSU Baseball Media Guide 1997 1 item 3 5 FSU Baseball Media Guide 1998 1 item 3 6 FSU Baseball Media Guide 1999 1 item 3 7 FSU Baseball Super Regional Program 2003 1 item 3 8 NCAA College World Series Program and Publication, "Fifty Years of Homers in Our Hometown." 1999 2 items 3 9 FSU Baseball 2002 ACC Championship Programs 2002 2 items 3 10 NCAA College World Series Press Book 1999 1 item