Brig Owens
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 16, 1943 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Linden, Texas | ||||||||
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| High school: | Fullerton (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | Cincinnati | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: |
1965 / Round: 7 / Pick: 89 (by the Dallas Cowboys) |
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| Games played: | 158 |
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| Interceptions: | 36 |
| Touchdowns: | 8 |
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Brigman P. Owens (born February 16, 1943) is a former American football player. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) as a defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins.
Owens played college football at the University of Cincinnati as a quarterback and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1965 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys, who converted him to safety. He spent most of the year on the team's taxi squad, before being traded the next year along with Jake Kupp and Mitch Johnson, to the Washington Redskins in exchange for Jim Steffen and a fifth round draft choice.
He remained with the Redskins until he retired after the 1977 season. He played a significant role in leading the 1972 squad to Super Bowl VII and had a good performance in the game, recording a key interception from Miami Dolphins quarterback Bob Griese in the end zone during the second half.
One of his more memorable performances occurred on a 1966 regular season game against the New York Giants, where he scored two defensive touchdowns: a 62-yard interception return and a 62-yard fumble return. Washington ended up winning the game 72–41. To this day it is the highest scoring game in NFL history.
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