Coach Bobby Bowden Has Role on “The Glades” Sunday

Posted Jul 29, 2010 by Walt Belcher

Updated Jul 29, 2010 at 10:34 AM

“The Glades” star Matt Passmore with Legendary Bobby Bowden

Former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden has a turn as a special guest star on an episode of “The Glades” on Sunday at 10 p.m. on A&E.

Bowden plays himself on the light-hearted crime drama that is filmed in South Florida. 

The “Mucked Up” episode has transplated police detective Jim Longworth (Matt Passmore) being introduced to the intensely competitive world of Florida high school football when the small town of Pahokee prepares for the annual “Muck Bowl,” an event that draws national attention because of the many NFL players who have played in previous Muck Bowls and who have come from that area.

The fictional Glades High School is headed for the bowl but things get “mucked up” when the body of a murdered businessman turns up in a sugar cane field days before the big game and Pohokee’s star player appears to be the most viable suspect.

  Longworth is warned to cool it because the game means everything to the community. But he’s not going to let anything stand in the way of his investigation.