Burgess Owens

Full Name: Clarence Burgess Owens	Primary Position: CB/S
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/199	College: University of Miami
Birthdate: August 2, 1951	High School: James S. Rickards (Tallahassee, FL)
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Pro Experience: 10 years

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[edit] Biography

Burgess Owens (Clarence Burgess Owens) was born on August 2, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio. After going to high school at James S. Rickards (Tallahassee, FL), Owens attended the University of Miami. Owens made his professional debut in the NFL in 1973 with the New York Jets. He played for the New York Jets, Oakland Raiders and Los Angeles Raiders over the course of his 10 year career.

Most people believe that 1978 was Burgess Owens's best year, as he picked off 5 passes and ran back an interception for a touchdown.

year	team	league	games	INT	YDS	LNG	TD
1973	NYJ	NFL	14	1	27	27	0
1974	NYJ	NFL	14	3	68	39	1
1975	NYJ	NFL	11	3	3	3	0
1976	NYJ	NFL	14	0	0	0	0
1977	NYJ	NFL	14	3	18	12	0
1978	NYJ	NFL	14	5	156	49	1
1979	NYJ	NFL	16	6	41	15	0
1980	OAK	NFL	16	3	59	58t	1
1981	OAK	NFL	16	2	30	30t	1
1982	LAD	NFL	8	4	56	35	0
10 year NFL career			137	30	458	0	4

year	team	league	games	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
1973	NYJ	NFL	14	2	103	51.5	82t	1
1974	NYJ	NFL	14	3	35	11.7	18	0
1975	NYJ	NFL	11	0	0	0	0	0
1976	NYJ	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1977	NYJ	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1978	NYJ	NFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1979	NYJ	NFL	16	0	0	0	0	0
1980	OAK	NFL	16	0	0	0	0	0
1981	OAK	NFL	16	0	0	0	0	0
1982	LAD	NFL	8	0	0	0	0	0
10 year NFL career			137	5	138	27.6	0	1

year	team	league	games	TOT	OWR	OPR	YDS
1973	NYJ	NFL	14	0	0	2	0
1974	NYJ	NFL	14	1	1	0	0
1975	NYJ	NFL	11	0	0	0	0
1976	NYJ	NFL	14	0	0	2	0
1977	NYJ	NFL	14	0	0	0	0
1978	NYJ	NFL	14	0	0	2	2
1979	NYJ	NFL	16	0	0	4	32
1980	OAK	NFL	16	0	0	0	0
1981	OAK	NFL	16	0	0	2	22
1982	LAD	NFL	8	0	0	0	0
10 year NFL career			137	1	1	12	56

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