Harold Pryor "Spud" Owen (March 10, 1905 – February 8, 1981) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Culver–Stockton College in Canton, Missouri from 1948 to 1951, Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois from 1952 to 1955, and Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois from 1956 to 1958, compiling a career college football coaching record of 21–60–5. Owen was also the athletic director at Eureka from 1952 to 1956 and coached golf at Elmhurst.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1905 |
| Died | February 8, 1981 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | William Jewell College (1927) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1926 | William Jewell |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1927 | William Jewell |
| Baseball | |
| 1925–1928 | William Jewell |
| 1928 | Beatrice Blues |
| 1929 | Norton Jayhawks |
| 1930 | McCook Generals |
| 1931–1932 | North Platte Buffalos |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) Guard (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| ?–1946 | Mendota Township HS (IL) |
| 1947 | Culver–Stockton (assistant) |
| 1948–1951 | Culver–Stockton |
| 1952–1955 | Eureka |
| 1956–1958 | Elmhurst |
| Basketball | |
| ?–1947 | Mendota Township HS (IL) |
| 1952–1956 | Eureka |
| Baseball | |
| 1932 | North Platte Buffalos |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1952–1956 | Eureka |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–60–5 (college football) 28–53 (college basketball) |
A native of Orrick, Missouri, Owen attended William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He as an all-Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) selection as a halfback in football and all-state at guard in basketball. Owen played Minor League Baseball for several teams in the Nebraska State League and was a player and manager for the North Platte Buffalos in 1932.[2]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culver–Stockton Wildcats (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1948–1951) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Culver–Stockton | 4–5 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Culver–Stockton | 3–6 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1950 | Culver–Stockton | 3–4–2 | 0–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1951 | Culver–Stockton | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Culver–Stockton: | 13–19–2 | 5–8–1 | |||||||
| Eureka Red Devils (Independent) (1952) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Eureka | 1–5–1 | |||||||
| Eureka Red Devils (Prairie College Conference) (1953–1955) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Eureka | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1954 | Eureka | 1–5–1 | |||||||
| 1955 | Eureka | 1–6–1 | 1–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Eureka: | 6–20–3 | ||||||||
| Elmhurst Bluejays (College Conference of Illinois) (1956–1958) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Elmhurst | 1–6 | 1–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 1957 | Elmhurst | 1–7 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1958 | Elmhurst | 0–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| Elmhurst: | 2–21 | 1–20 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–60–5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Eureka Athletic Head to Coach At Elmhurst". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. Associated Press. May 5, 1956. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Spud Owen Plays All Positions On Diamond". Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. July 24, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved October 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Spud Owen at Find a Grave
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