[1][2] Pro Football Reference lists him as having attended Waukegan High School, although one article in The Post-Crescent identified Owens as being "of Ft.

[4] Owens also served as a placekicker and was named to Lawrence coach Mark Catlin's all-state team for the 1913 season.

[5] He was named an all-state selection again by Catlin and was described in The Post-Crescent as "by far the best guard in the conference and his work in every game of the season stands out so prominently that little need be said about it.

"[6] In 1915, he helped Lawrence to the state title game and saw action at quarterback, in addition to guard, repeating as an all-state performer.

"[10] The paper also described him as one of the "greatest line men in professional football," and he was noted as one of the Packers who was "shining brightly" in the team's 19–14 loss to the Rock Island Independents.

[12] He died in Appleton, Wisconsin, on August 22, 1970, at the age of 75, after having suffered a heart attack while visiting family.