The New York Jets selected Owens with the 13th pick in the first round of the 1973 NFL Draft. Owens earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/ Chemistry from the University of Miami. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall Of Fame in 1980, and its Orange Bowl "Ring of Honor" in 1999. He was named a First-team All-American defensive back, Most Valuable Defensive Player of the North–South All Star Game, and MVP of the Coaches All-American Game. Owens was the third of four black athletes recruited to play at the University of Miami and the third black student to earn a scholarship. He was one of four African-American players who were integrated onto a football team at a historically white high school. Owens graduated from Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1969. The family later moved to Tallahassee, Florida, where Owens's father taught as a college professor.
Owens was born in Columbus, Ohio, where his Texas-born father had come to do graduate studies he could not complete in Texas due to Jim Crow laws. Owens is one of four black Republicans in the House of Representatives. A Republican, Owens defeated incumbent Democrat Ben McAdams in the 2020 election. Since leaving the NFL, Owens has founded several businesses and is the CEO of a nonprofit dedicated to helping troubled and incarcerated youth. He played safety for 10 seasons for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, winning a championship with the Raiders in Super Bowl XV in 1980. representative for Utah's 4th congressional district since 2021. Clarence Burgess Owens (born August 2, 1951) is an American politician, nonprofit executive and former professional football player serving as the U.S.
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