Burgess Owens

Burgess Owens
Career information
Date of birth	(1951-08-02) August 2, 1951
Place of birth	Columbus, Ohio
Position(s)	Safety
College	University of Miami
NFL draft	1973 / Round: 1 / Pick 13
Career history
As player
1973-1979	New York Jets
1980-1982	Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	first alternate in 1982
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Clarence Burgess Owens (born August 2, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio) is a retired safety who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders. He graduated from Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Florida in 1969, and then attended the University of Miami, where he was an All-American defensive back.

Owens was a first round draft pick of the Jets in 1973. During his rookie season, he returned a kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos on October 28. This was the Jets' only TD scored on a kickoff return during the 1970s. He then became a continuous starting player for the Jets, and was a part of the Raiders' 1980 championship team.

Owens is married with six children and is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[1] He has publicly shared about his faith to large audiences.^[2]

Owens is the author of an ebook published in August of 2012 with the title, It's All About Team: Exposing the Black Talented Tenth. The book examines how the black community has fared since the start of the twentieth century, especially in following the thinking of W. E. B. Dubois and progressive liberalism.^[3]

References

↑ Ensley, Gerald (April 10, 2008). "Ex-NFL player with Tallahassee roots speaks Friday". Tallahassee Democrat. Archived from the original on 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
↑ Kay Raftery (June 17, 1997)., "Pro Football Players Share Their Mormon Faith Ty Detmer, Burgess Owens And Vai Sikahema Told A Packed Sanctuary Of The Role Of Religion In Their Lives,". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
↑ http://www.amazon.com/Its-All-About-Team-ebook/dp/B008YKSJJ2

1973 NFL draft first-round selections

John Matuszak Bert Jones Jerry Sisemore John Hannah Dave Butz Charle Young Paul Seymour Wally Chambers Otis Armstrong Joe Ehrmann Sam Cunningham Chuck Foreman Burgess Owens George Amundson Isaac Curtis Steve Holden Ernie Price Mike Holmes Darryl Stingley Billy Joe Dupree Barry Smith Pete Adams Ray Guy J. T. Thomas Johnny Rodgers Joe DeLamielleure

Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XV Champions

6 Marc Wilson 7 Dan Pastorini 8 Ray Guy 10 Chris Bahr 16 Jim Plunkett (Super Bowl MVP) 20 I. M. Hipp 21 Cliff Branch 22 Arthur Whittington 23 Odis McKinney 26 Keith Moody 30 Mark van Eeghen 31 Derrick Jensen 33 Kenny King 35 Dwayne O'Steen 36 Mike Davis 37 Lester Hayes 42 Monte Jackson 43 Ira Matthews 44 Burgess Owens 45 Mike Spivey 46 Todd Christensen 50 Dave Dalby 51 Bob Nelson 52 Mario Celotto 52 Greg Westbrooks 53 Rod Martin 55 Matt Millen 56 Jeff Barnes 57 Randy McClanahan 60 Alva Liles 62 Reggie Kinlaw 63 Gene Upshaw 65 Mickey Marvin 66 Steve Sylvester 70 Henry Lawrence 71 Lindsey Mason 72 John Matuszak 73 Dave Browning 74 Dave Pear 77 Joe Campbell 78 Art Shell 79 Bruce Davis 81 Morris Bradshaw 82 Dwight Harrison 83 Ted Hendricks 84 Derrick Ramsey 85 Bob Chandler 86 Cedrick Hardman 88 Raymond Chester 89 Rich Martini 90 Willie Jones

Head Coach: Tom Flores Coaches: Sam Boghosian Willie Brown Lew Erber Chet Franklin Earl Leggett Joe Madro Steve Ortmayer Charlie Sumner Ray Willsey

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