Bob Braman, Florida State’s legendary Track & Field and Cross Country head coach, announced Wednesday that he is retiring from coaching. Currently finishing his 21st season as a head coach at FSU, a tenure that ranks second in Seminole track and field history, Braman will conclude his coaching career at the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to be held next week.
Braman created a championship legacy highlighted by three NCAA men’s outdoor national titles (2006, 2007 and 2008) and an ACC-record 33 conference titles (25 men’s and 8 women’s). The 2010-11 John McDonnell Award Winner as the nation’s top coach, Braman’s tenure as head coach saw FSU emerge as one of the nation’s most consistent national contenders as his teams earned a combined 20 Top 10 NCAA Championship finishes. On the conference level, Braman’s unmatched success included 13 men’s outdoor team titles, 12 men’s indoor titles, four women’s outdoor titles and four women’s indoor championships.
“After 24 years at Florida State University, and previously 17 years at the University of South Florida, I’m announcing my retirement today,” Braman said. “It was my dream to be a collegiate coach and it’s been my privilege to have lived that dream for the last 41 years. The titles and successes have been less important than the many wonderful relationships that me and my family have shared with so many great coaches and young athletes. Watching them all bloom into great successes in their own right has been rewarding beyond measure.”
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