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Burgess Owens
Burgess grew up in a segregated, successful, family-oriented, and entrepreneurial 1950s/60s Black community. As a proud descendant of a former slave turned entrepreneur, he was one of the first thr...view moreBurgess grew up in a segregated, successful, family-oriented, and entrepreneurial 1950s/60s Black community. As a proud descendant of a former slave turned entrepreneur, he was one of the first three Black Americans to play football at the University of Miami. Burgess earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology/Chemistry and was simultaneously selected as a 1st team College All-American. As a first round draft pick, he played for the Jets and later the 1980 Super Bowl XV Champions, the Oakland Raiders. His post-football-career life included a business failure, highlighting for him the American Way, which allows for second chances. Burgess is now Executive Director for the Utah Chapter of The One Heart Project, a prison reform model designed to give juvenile offenders a “true” second chance to be proud, productive, and contributing American citizens. Visit www.oneheart.com for more information.view less
Books by Burgess Owens
Why I Stand: From Freedom to the Killing Fields of Socialism Liberalism or How to Turn Good Men into Whiners, Weenies and Wimps Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Audiobooks by Burgess Owens
Why I Stand: From Freedom to the Killing Fields of Socialism Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Liberalism or How to Turn Good Men into Whiners, Weenies and Wimps Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5