Tom Owen (American football)

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Tom Owen
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1952-09-01) September 1, 1952 (age 71)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Kansas City (KS) Turner
College: Wichita State
NFL draft: 1974  / Round: 13 / Pick: 322
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:349
Passing completions:170
Completion %:48.7
Passing yards:2,300
TD-INT:14-26
Player stats at PFR

Willis Thomas Owen (born September 1, 1952) is a former American football quarterback who played in ten National Football League (NFL) seasons from 1974 to 1982 for the San Francisco 49ers, the New England Patriots, the Washington Redskins, and the New York Giants. He played college football at Wichita State University and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1974 NFL Draft. [1]

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References

  1. Frank Litsky (November 3, 1983). "Giants Acquire Quarterback". The New York Times . p. 17.