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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1875 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 26, 1970 (aged 94) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1897–1899 | Kansas |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1900 | Washburn |
| 1901 | Michigan (assistant) |
| 1902–1904 | Bethany (KS) |
| 1905–1926 | Oklahoma |
| Basketball | |
| 1908–1921 | Oklahoma |
| Baseball | |
| 1906–1922 | Oklahoma |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1907–1934 | Oklahoma |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 155–60–19 (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 football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Washburn College, now Washburn University, in 1900, at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, from 1902 to 1904, and at the University of Oklahoma from 1905 to 1926, compiling a career college football record of 155–60–19. 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.