Steve Owens American Football - February 8th, 2020 Loren Everett "Steve" Owens (born December 9, 1947) is a former football player, a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons in the early 1970s.
Owens played college football for the University of Oklahoma, and was the 1969 Heisman Trophy winner and an All-American. He was selected in the first round of the 1970 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions, 19th overall, and became the first Lion to rush for over a thousand yards in a season.
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, and sat out the entire 1975 season. He retired during training camp in August 1976, after a series of injuries that plagued his pro career.
As player:
Detroit Lions (1970â1974)
As administrator:
Oklahoma (1996â1998) (AD)
Heisman Trophy (1969)
College Football Hall of Fame
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