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Running back, Oklahoma, 1967–69
Steve Owens
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Steve Owens played running back at Oklahoma (1967–69). He won the 1969 Heisman Trophy and the 1969 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1969. The Detroit Lions took Owens in the first round, No. 19 overall in the 1970 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
At a glance
Honors
- 1969Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 1991College Football Hall of Fame
- 1967, 1968, 1969First-team All-Big Eight
- 1968, 1969Big Eight Player of the Year
- 1969Walter Camp Award
- 1969Chic Harley Award
- 1969Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 1969UPI College Football Player of the Year
- 1969Consensus All‑American
- 1969National leader in points (138)
- 1969National leader in points per game (13.80)
Team titles: Big Eight champions, 1967 and 1968
All-America: consensus 1969; AP second team 1968; Central Press second team 1968; The Football News 1968
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowl: 1971
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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