| Spud Owen | |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 1905 |
| Alma Mater: | William Jewell College (1927) |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1924–1926 |
| Player Team2: | William Jewell |
| Player Sport3: | Basketball |
| Player Years4: | 1924–1927 |
| Player Team4: | William Jewell |
| Player Sport5: | Baseball |
| Player Years6: | 1925–1928 |
| Player Team6: | William Jewell |
| Player Years7: | 1928 |
| Player Team7: | Beatrice Blues |
| Player Years8: | 1929 |
| Player Team8: | Norton Jayhawks |
| Player Years9: | 1930 |
| Player Team9: | McCook Generals |
| Player Years10: | 1931–1932 |
| Player Team10: | North Platte Buffalos |
| Player Positions: | Halfback (football) Guard (basketball) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | ?–1946 |
| Coach Team2: | Mendota Township HS (IL) |
| Coach Years3: | 1947 |
| Coach Team3: | Culver–Stockton (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1948–1951 |
| Coach Team4: | Culver–Stockton |
| Coach Years5: | 1952–1955 |
| Coach Team5: | Eureka |
| Coach Years6: | 1956–1958 |
| Coach Team6: | Elmhurst |
| Coach Sport7: | Basketball |
| Coach Years8: | ?–1947 |
| Coach Team8: | Mendota Township HS (IL) |
| Coach Years9: | 1952–1956 |
| Coach Team9: | Eureka |
| Coach Sport10: | Baseball |
| Coach Years11: | 1932 |
| Coach Team11: | North Platte Buffalos |
| Admin Years1: | 1952–1956 |
| Admin Team1: | Eureka |
| Overall Record: | 21–60–5 (college football) 28–53 (college basketball) |
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]
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]