Don Owens (American football)

American football player (1932–1997)

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American football player

Don Owens

No. 72, 70

Position:

Defensive tackle,
Offensive tackle

Personal information

Born:

(1932-04-03)April 3, 1932
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Died:

August 17, 1997(1997-08-17) (aged 65)
Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

255 lb (116 kg)

Career information

High school:

St. Mark's (MO)

College:

Southern Miss

NFL draft:

1957 / round: 3 / pick: 30

Career history

Career highlights and awards

NFL champion (1960)
First-team Little All-American (1956)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	87
Games started:	79
Fumble recoveries:	9
Touchdowns:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Donald Fred Owens (April 3, 1932 – August 17, 1997) was an American football defensive tackle and offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the St. Louis Cardinals.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Owens played college football at the University of Southern Mississippi and was drafted in the third round of the 1957 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

External links

Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

v t e Pittsburgh Steelers 1957 NFL draft selections
Len Dawson Bill Michael Don Owens Perry Richards George Volkert Curley Johnson Charley Hutchings Ralph Jelic Dick Hughes Vern Ellison Dwaine Underwood Jim Crawford Herman Canil Corny Salvaterra Len Bigbee Phil Bennett John Szuchan Chick Cichowski Aurealius Thomas Bob Pollock Gary Francis Jim Hinesly Bob Swann Bob Konkoly Frank Kolinsky Tom Ramage Don Serier

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1960 NFL champions
9 Sonny Jurgensen 11 Norm Van Brocklin 17 Jerry Reichow 21 Jimmy Carr 22 Timmy Brown 25 Tommy McDonald 26 Clarence Peaks 27 Gene Johnson 28 Bobby Jackson 29 John Nocera 30 Theron Sapp 33 Billy Barnes 35 Ted Dean 40 Tom Brookshier 41 Bobby Freeman 44 Pete Retzlaff 45 Don Burroughs 51 Chuck Weber 53 Bob Pellegrini 54 Bill Lapham 55 Maxie Baughan 60 Chuck Bednarik 61 Howard Keys 62 John Wittenborn 65 Gerry Huth 66 Joe Robb 67 Stan Campbell 70 Don Owens 71 John Wilcox 72 Jess Richardson 73 Ed Khayat 74 Riley Gunnels 75 Jim McCusker 76 J. D. Smith 78 Marion Campbell 79 Gene Gossage 83 Bobby Walston 87 Dick Lucas 88 Jerry Wilson Head coach: Buck Shaw Assistant coaches: Charlie Gauer Nick Skorich Jerry Williams

Philadelphia Eagles 1960 NFL champions

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