John Owen (athlete) explained

John Owen, Jr. (August 18, 1861 – August 25, 1924) was an American athlete and businessman.

Biography

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography of John Owen . January 9, 2014 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230946/http://www.onlinebiographies.info/mi/wayne/owen-j.htm . dead .
  2. News: The Good Trust Guarding Thirty Thousand Collegians. Ft. Wayne Sentinel. 1911-10-28.
  3. Book: Voyles, Kenneth H.. Rodrique. Mary. The Enduring Legacy of the Detroit Athletic Club: Driving the Motor City. 2012. The History Press. 23–26. 9781609495053 .
  4. News: Owen, Famous Athlete, Dead . . 3 . 1924-08-27 . 2020-03-13 . Newspapers.com.

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