Burgess Owens

Burgess Owens
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Ben McAdams
Personal details
Born	Clarence Burgess Owens (1951-08-02) August 2, 1951 (age 72) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Josie Owens ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 2012)​
Children	6
Residence(s)	Herriman, Utah, U.S.[1]
Education	University of Miami (BS)
Signature
Website	House website
American football player American football career
No. 22, 44
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:	Rickards (Tallahassee, Florida)
College:	Miami (FL)
NFL draft:	1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
Career history
New York Jets (1973–1979) Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (1980–1982)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XV) Second-team All-American (1972)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 30 Int. return yards: 458 Defensive Touchdowns: 4
Player stats at PFR

Clarence Burgess Owens (born August 2, 1951) is an American politician, nonprofit executive, and former professional football player serving as the U.S. representative for Utah's 4th congressional district since 2021. He played safety for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and the Oakland 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 Republican, Owens was first elected to Congress in 2020, when he narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat Ben McAdams in the 2020 election. Owens is one of four black Republicans in the House of Representatives.^[2]