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Burgess Owens
Clarence Burgess Owens (born August 2, 1951) is an American politician and former professional football player. Since 2021, he has served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 4th congressional district.
He played safety for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders, winning a championship with the Raiders in Super Bowl XV in 1980. Since leaving the NFL, Owens has founded several businesses and is the CEO of a nonprofit dedicated to helping troubled and incarcerated youth. A member of the Republican Party, Owens was first elected to Congress in 2020, when he narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat Ben McAdams. Owens is one of four black Republicans in the House of Representatives.
On March 4, 2026, Owens announced he would not seek re-election in 2026.
Owens was born in Columbus, Ohio, where his Texas-born father had come to do graduate studies that he could not complete in Texas due to Jim Crow laws. The family later moved to Tallahassee, Florida, where Owens's father taught as a college professor. Owens was raised in a Baptist home. Owens graduated from Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1969. He was one of four African-American players who were integrated onto a football team at a historically white high school. Owens earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Chemistry from the University of Miami.
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. With the Hurricanes, 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. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1980 and its Orange Bowl "Ring of Honor" in 1999.
The New York Jets selected Owens with the 13th pick in the first round of the 1973 NFL draft. During his rookie season, he returned a kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos. This was the Jets' only touchdown scored on a kickoff return during the 1970s.[citation needed] He was a regular starter for the Jets for most of the 1970s and was a part of the Raiders' 1980 Super Bowl XV championship team.
In 1983, Owens moved to New York City. Shortly after leaving professional football, he and his brother ran a business that sold electronics to other businesses to track business expenses. The venture failed, and Owens eventually declared bankruptcy.
Owens later relocated to a small apartment in Brooklyn, where he worked as a chimney sweep and security guard. He later moved to Philadelphia, where he took a sales job with WordPerfect. In later years, he was an account executive with Sprint and Motorola, and from 2009 to 2013, he owned a business called Pure and Simple Solutions.
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Burgess Owens
Clarence Burgess Owens (born August 2, 1951) is an American politician and former professional football player. Since 2021, he has served as the U.S. representative for Utah's 4th congressional district.
He played safety for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders, winning a championship with the Raiders in Super Bowl XV in 1980. Since leaving the NFL, Owens has founded several businesses and is the CEO of a nonprofit dedicated to helping troubled and incarcerated youth. A member of the Republican Party, Owens was first elected to Congress in 2020, when he narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat Ben McAdams. Owens is one of four black Republicans in the House of Representatives.
On March 4, 2026, Owens announced he would not seek re-election in 2026.
Owens was born in Columbus, Ohio, where his Texas-born father had come to do graduate studies that he could not complete in Texas due to Jim Crow laws. The family later moved to Tallahassee, Florida, where Owens's father taught as a college professor. Owens was raised in a Baptist home. Owens graduated from Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1969. He was one of four African-American players who were integrated onto a football team at a historically white high school. Owens earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Chemistry from the University of Miami.
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. With the Hurricanes, 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. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1980 and its Orange Bowl "Ring of Honor" in 1999.
The New York Jets selected Owens with the 13th pick in the first round of the 1973 NFL draft. During his rookie season, he returned a kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos. This was the Jets' only touchdown scored on a kickoff return during the 1970s.[citation needed] He was a regular starter for the Jets for most of the 1970s and was a part of the Raiders' 1980 Super Bowl XV championship team.
In 1983, Owens moved to New York City. Shortly after leaving professional football, he and his brother ran a business that sold electronics to other businesses to track business expenses. The venture failed, and Owens eventually declared bankruptcy.
Owens later relocated to a small apartment in Brooklyn, where he worked as a chimney sweep and security guard. He later moved to Philadelphia, where he took a sales job with WordPerfect. In later years, he was an account executive with Sprint and Motorola, and from 2009 to 2013, he owned a business called Pure and Simple Solutions.
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