- Burgess Owens
NFL player
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1951|08|2
Birthplace=Columbus, Ohio
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Position= Safety
College=University of Miami
DraftedYear=1973
DraftedRound=1
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ProBowls=selected as a first alternate to the NFL probowl in 1982
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years=1973-1979
1980-1982
teams=New York Jets
Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
HOF=Clarence Burgess Owens (born
August 2 ,1951 inColumbus, Ohio ) was a safety who played ten seasons in theNational Football League for theNew York Jets and theOakland Raiders . He graduated fromRickards High School inTallahassee, Florida in 1969, and then attended theUniversity of Miami , where he was anAll-American defensive back. He was a part of the Raiders'Super Bowl XV winning team. He is married with six children and is a member ofThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . [cite news |first=Gerald |last=Ensley |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Ex-NFL player with Tallahassee roots speaks Friday |url=http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080410/NEWS01/804100336/1010 |work=Tallahassee Democrat |publisher= |date=April 10, 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-15 ]References
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