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]