Bennie Owen

Bennie Owen
Biographical details
Born(1875-07-24)July 24, 1875
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 26, 1970(1970-02-26) (aged 94)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1897–1899Kansas
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1900Washburn
1901Michigan (assistant)
1902–1904Bethany (KS)
1905–1926Oklahoma
Basketball
1908–1921Oklahoma
Baseball
1906–1922Oklahoma
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1907–1934Oklahoma
Head coaching record
Overall150–58–18 (football)
113–49 (basketball)
142–102–4 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 SWC (1915, 1918)
1 MVIAA (1920)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1951 (profile)

Benjamin Gilbert Owen (July 24, 1875 – February 26, 1970) was an American college football player and coach of college football, college basketball, and college baseball. He served as the head football coach at Washburn College—now known Washburn University—in 1900, Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, from 1902 to 1904, and the University of Oklahoma from 1905 to 1926, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 150–58–18. Owen was also the head basketball coach at Oklahoma from 1908 to 1921, tallying a mark of 113–49, and the head baseball coach at the school from 1906 to 1922, amassing a record of 142–102–4. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1951.