John Owen (athlete)
John Owen, Jr. (August 18, 1861 – August 25, 1924) was an American athlete and businessman.
Biography
[edit]John Owen was born in Detroit,[1] and took up athletics in 1889 at the age of 28. He was discovered and coached by Mike Murphy at the Detroit Athletic Club. In 1890, he ran the 100-yard dash in a world record time of 9.8 seconds.[2]
Owen died on August 25, 1924, after a horseback riding accident at his summer home on Mackinac Island.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Biography of John Owen". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ "The Good Trust Guarding Thirty Thousand Collegians". Ft. Wayne Sentinel. October 28, 1911.
- ^ Voyles, Kenneth H.; Rodrique, Mary (2012). The Enduring Legacy of the Detroit Athletic Club: Driving the Motor City. The History Press. pp. 23–26. ISBN 9781609495053.
- ^ "Owen, Famous Athlete, Dead". Detroit Free Press. August 27, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved March 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.