Oscar Owens
This article was written by Margaret M. Gripshover
This biography appears in The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (SABR, 2026), edited by Thomas Kern and Bill Nowlin. SABR members can download a free e-book edition or save 50% off the purchase of a paperback edition at SABR.org/ebooks.
Full Name
William Oscar Owens
Born
September 7, 1893 at Reidsville, NC (USA)
Died
April 30, 1960 at Washington, DC (USA)
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