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{{Short description|American football player and administrator (born 1947)}}
{{Short description|American football player and administrator (born 1947)}}
{{About|the professional football player, running back and Heisman Trophy winner|the professional football player, lineman and coach|Steve Owen (American football)}}
{{About|the former running back and Heisman winner|the former lineman and coach|Steve Owen (American football)}}
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{{Infobox NFL player
{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
| name = Steve Owens
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| name = Steve Owens
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| image = Steve Owens (American football).jpg
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| number = 36
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| position = [[Running back]]
| caption = Owens in 1969
| number = 36
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|12|9}}
| birth_place = [[Gore, Oklahoma]]
| position = [[Running back]]
| death_date = <!--{{death date and age|20YY|MM|DD|1947|12|9}}-->
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|12|9}}
| birth_place = [[Gore, Oklahoma]], U.S.
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| weight_lbs = 215
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| high_school = [[Miami High School (Oklahoma)|Miami (OK)]]
| weight_lb = 215
| college = [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] (1967–1969)
| high_school = [[Miami High School (Oklahoma)|Miami]] <br> ([[Miami, Oklahoma]])
| draftyear = 1970
| college = [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] (1967–1969)
| draftround = [[1970 NFL draft#Round one|1]]
| draftpick = 19
| draftyear = 1970
| pastteams =
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 19
* [[Detroit Lions]] ([[1970 Detroit Lions season|1970]]–[[1974 Detroit Lions season|1974]])
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* [[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|1970|1974}})
* [[Oklahoma Sooners|Oklahoma]] (1996–1998) ([[Athletic director|AD]])
| highlights =
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* [[Oklahoma Sooners|Oklahoma]] (1996–1998) <br> Athletic director
| highlights =
* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1972 Pro Bowl|1971]])
* [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1972 Pro Bowl|1971]])
* [[All-Pro]] (1971)
* [[Heisman Trophy]] (1969)
* [[Heisman Trophy]] (1969)
* [[Sporting News College Football Player of the Year|''SN'' Player of the Year]] (1969)
* [[Walter Camp Award]] (1969)
* [[Walter Camp Award]] (1969)
* [[Chic Harley Award]] (1969)
* Unanimous [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1969 College Football All-America Team|1969]])
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1969 College Football All-America Team|1969]])
| statlabel1 =Rushing yards
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1968 College Football All-America Team|1968]])
| statvalue1 =2,451
* 2× [[Big Eight Conference football#Player of the Year|Big Eight Player of the Year]] (1968, 1969)
| statlabel2 = [[Yards per carry]]
* 3× First-team All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] ([[1967 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1967]]–[[1969 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1969]])
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| statlabel3 =Rushing [[touchdown]]s
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| statlabel3 = Rushing [[touchdown]]s
| CollegeHOF = 2287
| statvalue3 = 20
| statlabel4 = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receptions]]
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| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
| statvalue5 = 861
| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
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}}


'''Loren Everett "Steve" Owens''' (born December 9, 1947) is a former [[American football]] player who played professionally as a [[running back]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for five seasons in the early 1970s. Owens played [[college football]] for the [[1969 Oklahoma Sooners football team|University of Oklahoma]], and was the 1969 [[Heisman Trophy]] winner and an [[1969 College Football All-America Team|All-American]]. He was selected in the first round of the [[1970 NFL Draft]] by the [[1970 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]], 19th overall, and became the first Lion to rush for over a 1,000 yards in a season.
'''Loren Everett "Steve" Owens''' (born December 9, 1947) is an American former [[American football|football]] [[running back]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for five seasons with the [[Detroit Lions]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]], where he won the 1969 [[Heisman Trophy]] and was named to the [[1969 College Football All-America Team|All-American]] team. He was selected in the first round (19th overall) of the [[1970 NFL draft]] by the Lions, and became the first Lion to rush for over a 1,000 yards in a season.


==Early years==
==Early life==
Born in Gore, Oklahoma, Owens was raised in [[Miami, Oklahoma]]. He attended Miami High School, where he was a standout [[high school football]] player for the Miami Wardogs. He is in the Miami Wardogs Hall of Fame. There is a sculpture of him by the Wardogs football field.
Born in Gore, Oklahoma, Owens was raised in [[Miami, Oklahoma]]. He attended Miami High School, where he was a standout [[high school football]] player for the Miami Wardogs. He is in the Miami Wardogs Hall of Fame. There is a sculpture of him by the Wardogs football field.


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On Thanksgiving in 1974 at [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]], Owens opened the game with 46 yards in four carries but went down in the first quarter with ligament damage to his left knee.<ref name=bttrlio>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q2IaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BSkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4471%2C5349055|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |agency=press dispatches |title=Broncos' tricks trap Lions |date=November 29, 1974 |page=14, part 2 }}</ref> and sat out the entire [[1975 Detroit Lions season|1975]] season. He retired during training camp in August [[1976 Detroit Lions season|1976]],<ref name=ociqwli>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2EZgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C3ENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3519%2C4297897 |newspaper=Victoria Advocate |location=Texas |agency=Associated Press |title=Owens calls it quits with Lions |date=August 25, 1976 |page=3B}}</ref> after a series of injuries that plagued his pro career.
On Thanksgiving in 1974 at [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]], Owens opened the game with 46 yards in four carries but went down in the first quarter with ligament damage to his left knee.<ref name=bttrlio>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q2IaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BSkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4471%2C5349055|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |agency=press dispatches |title=Broncos' tricks trap Lions |date=November 29, 1974 |page=14, part 2 }}</ref> and sat out the entire [[1975 Detroit Lions season|1975]] season. He retired during training camp in August [[1976 Detroit Lions season|1976]],<ref name=ociqwli>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2EZgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C3ENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3519%2C4297897 |newspaper=Victoria Advocate |location=Texas |agency=Associated Press |title=Owens calls it quits with Lions |date=August 25, 1976 |page=3B}}</ref> after a series of injuries that plagued his pro career.

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1970 NFL season|1970]] !! [[1970 Detroit Lions season|DET]]
| 6 || 1 || 36 || 122 || 3.4 || 23 || 2 || 4 || 21 || 5.3 || 11 || 0
|-
! [[1971 NFL season|1971]] !! [[1971 Detroit Lions season|DET]]
| '''14''' || '''13''' || '''246''' || '''1,035''' || '''4.2''' || 23 || '''8''' || '''32''' || '''350''' || '''10.9''' || '''74''' || '''2'''
|-
! [[1972 NFL season|1972]] !! [[1972 Detroit Lions season|DET]]
| 10 || 9 || 143 || 519 || 3.6 || 18 || 4 || 15 || 100 || 6.7 || 15 || 0
|-
! [[1973 NFL season|1973]] !! [[1973 Detroit Lions season|DET]]
| 12 || 8 || 113 || 401 || 3.5 || 16 || 3 || 24 || 232 || 9.7 || 30 || 0
|-
! [[1974 NFL season|1974]] !! [[1974 Detroit Lions season|DET]]
| 11 || 8 || 97 || 374 || 3.9 || '''27''' || 3 || 24 || 158 || 6.6 || 13 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 53 !! 39 !! 635 !! 2,451 !! 3.9 !! 27 !! 20 !! 99 !! 861 !! 8.7 !! 74 !! 2
|}

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1970 NFL season|1970]] !! [[1970 Detroit Lions season|DET]]
| '''1''' || 0 || '''2''' || '''9''' || '''4.5''' || '''6''' || 0 || '''1''' || '''7''' || '''7.0''' || '''7''' || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 1 !! 0 !! 2 !! 9 !! 4.5 !! 6 !! 0 !! 1 !! 7 !! 7.0 !! 7 !! 0
|}


==Life after football==
==Life after football==
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[[Category:Players of American football from Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Walter Camp Award winners]]

Latest revision as of 17:46, 8 August 2024

This article is about the former running back and Heisman winner. For the former lineman and coach, see Steve Owen (American football).

Steve Owens
refer to caption
Owens in 1969
No. 36
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1947-12-09) December 9, 1947 (age 77)
Gore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami
(Miami, Oklahoma)
College:Oklahoma (1967–1969)
NFL draft:1970 / round: 1 / pick: 19
Career history
As a player:
As an administrator:
  • Oklahoma (1996–1998)
    Athletic director
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:2,451
Rushing average:3.9
Rushing touchdowns:20
Receptions:99
Receiving yards:861
Receiving touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference
College Football Hall of Fame

Loren Everett "Steve" Owens (born December 9, 1947) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons with the Detroit Lions. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, where he won the 1969 Heisman Trophy and was named to the All-American team. He was selected in the first round (19th overall) of the 1970 NFL draft by the Lions, and became the first Lion to rush for over a 1,000 yards in a season.

Early life

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Born in Gore, Oklahoma, Owens was raised in Miami, Oklahoma. He attended Miami High School, where he was a standout high school football player for the Miami Wardogs. He is in the Miami Wardogs Hall of Fame. There is a sculpture of him by the Wardogs football field.

College career

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Owens played college football for the University of Oklahoma in Norman from 1967 to 1969. As a senior in 1969, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and became the second Oklahoma Sooner to win the Heisman Trophy (after Billy Vessels, and preceding Sam Bradford, Jason White, Billy Sims, Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray). He was the Sooners' all-time scorer with fifty-seven touchdowns until DeMarco Murray beat his record in 2010, and retains the third highest Sooners career rushing total with 4,041 yards.

Owens holds the distinction of executing touchdowns on the first three forward passes of his NCAA career.[1] He also established the career rushing record of 3,867 yards that stood for two years until Ed Marinaro broke it in 1971.[2] His 1967–1969 career points per game record would be broken the following season by Arkansas' Bill Burnett.[3]

In 2006, the university erected a bronze statue of Owens on its campus in Heisman Park, commemorating his 1969 award. He was also a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at OU.

Professional career

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The Detroit Lions chose Owens in the first round (nineteenth overall) in the 1970 NFL draft, and he signed in June.[4] He played for the Lions for five seasons, from 1970 to 1974, and struggled with injuries. In his rookie year, he had a severely separated shoulder that kept him out of the season's first half.[5] Healthy, Owens rushed for 1,035 yards in 1971, becoming the first back in the history of the Lions' franchise to run for more than 1,000 yards in a single season, and was selected for the Pro Bowl.

On Thanksgiving in 1974 at Tiger Stadium, Owens opened the game with 46 yards in four carries but went down in the first quarter with ligament damage to his left knee.[6] and sat out the entire 1975 season. He retired during training camp in August 1976,[7] after a series of injuries that plagued his pro career.

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1970 DET 6 1 36 122 3.4 23 2 4 21 5.3 11 0
1971 DET 14 13 246 1,035 4.2 23 8 32 350 10.9 74 2
1972 DET 10 9 143 519 3.6 18 4 15 100 6.7 15 0
1973 DET 12 8 113 401 3.5 16 3 24 232 9.7 30 0
1974 DET 11 8 97 374 3.9 27 3 24 158 6.6 13 0
53 39 635 2,451 3.9 27 20 99 861 8.7 74 2

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1970 DET 1 0 2 9 4.5 6 0 1 7 7.0 7 0
1 0 2 9 4.5 6 0 1 7 7.0 7 0

Life after football

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Owens served as the athletic director for the Oklahoma Sooners athletic program at his alma mater from August 1996 until March 1998.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2009 Division I Football Records Book: Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 16. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "2009 Division I Football Records Book: Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 33. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "2009 Division I Football Records Book: Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 46. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Lions sign Steve Owens". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 25, 1970. p. 23.
  5. ^ "Lions lose Steve Owens on injury". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 14, 1970. p. 14.
  6. ^ "Broncos' tricks trap Lions". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. November 29, 1974. p. 14, part 2.
  7. ^ "Owens calls it quits with Lions". Victoria Advocate. Texas. Associated Press. August 25, 1976. p. 3B.
  8. ^ "Briefs: Football". The Day. New London, Connecticut. March 19, 1998. p. C2.
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