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Burgess Owens

Clarence Burgess Owens Jr.

Position: DB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: August 2, 1951 in Columbus, OH
College: Miami (FL)

Career AV: 50 (1382nd overall since 1950)

Drafted by the New York Jets in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1973 22 NYJ SS 22 14 0 1 27 0 27 0 2 0 0 8
1974 23 NYJ SS 22 14 0 3 68 1 39 1 1 0 0 7
1975 24 NYJ SS 22 11 11 3 3 0 3 3
1976 25 NYJ FS 22 14 0 0 2 0 0 6
1977 26 NYJ FS 22 14 14 3 18 0 12 6
1978 27 NYJ FS 22 14 14 5 156 1 49 0 2 2 0 6
1979 28 NYJ FS 22 16 0 6 41 0 15 0 4 32 0 6
1980 29 OAK FS 44 16 16 3 59 1 58 7
1981 30 OAK FS 44 16 16 2 30 1 30 0 2 22 0 8
1982 31 RAI FS 44 8 8 4 56 0 35 5
Career 137 79 30 458 4 58 1 13 56 0 62
7 yrs NYJ 97 39 21 313 2 49 1 11 34 0 42
3 yrs RAI 40 40 9 145 2 58 0 2 22 0 20

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1973 22 NYJ SS 22 14 0 2 103 1 82 51.5 103
1974 23 NYJ SS 22 14 0 3 35 0 18 11.7 35
Career 137 79 5 138 1 82 27.6 138

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1973 22 NYJ SS 22 14 0 1 1 6
1974 23 NYJ SS 22 14 0 1 1 2 12
1978 27 NYJ FS 22 14 14 1 1 6
1980 29 OAK FS 44 16 16 1 1 6
1981 30 OAK FS 44 16 16 1 1 6
Career 137 79 1 4 1 6 36
7 yrs NYJ 97 39 1 2 1 4 24
3 yrs RAI 40 40 2 2 12

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Non-Offensive TDs

1974 NFL 2 (3)
1978 NFL 1 (6)
1980 NFL 1 (6)
1981 NFL 1 (10)
Career 6 (66)

Kick Return TD

1973 NFL 1 (2/58)
Career 1 (108)

Long Kick Return

1973 NFL 82 (10)

Interceptions

1979 NFL 6 (6)
1982 NFL 4 (8)
Career 30 (189)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1978 NFL 156 (5)
Career 458 (185)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1974 NFL 1 (4)
1978 NFL 1 (4)
1980 NFL 1 (2)
1981 NFL 1 (5)
Career 4 (49)

   
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