Oscar Lee Owens
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1877-02-21)February 21, 1877 Nansemond County, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | October 25, 1954(1954-10-25) (aged 77) Oklahoma, U.S. |
Alma mater | Richmond College (1894–1898) George Washington University (1908) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1898 | Richmond |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3–3–1 |
Oscar Lee Owens (February 21, 1877 – October 25, 1954) was an American college football coach and educator. He was the ninth head football coach at Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—in Richmond, Virginia, serving for one season, in 1898, and compiling record of 3–3–1.[1]
A native of Windsor, Virginia, Owens attended Richmond College and George Washington University. He later lived in Baltimore, Maryland and earned a doctorate at Johns Hopkins University.[2] Owens served in the United States Army during World War I. He moved to Oklahoma in 1936 and spent ten years as head of the history department at Oklahoma City University. Owens later worked a counselor for the Oklahoma State employment service. He died on October 25, 1954.[3]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Richmond Spiders (Independent) (1898) | |||||||||
1898 | Richmond | 3–3–1 | |||||||
Richmond: | 3–3–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 3–3–1 |
References
- ^ Richmond Coaching Records Archived July 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rochchester Theological Seminary General Catalogue 1850 To 1910". Rochester, New York: E. R. Andrews Printing Co. 1910. p. 181. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Dr. Oscar Lee Owens". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 27, 1954. p. 10. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
- Oscar Lee Owens at Find a Grave
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