Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#88|Royce Owens Wide Receiver
Retired (1989, Age 37)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Retired (1989) Potential B+
Age 61 Born 04-19-1952 in Mondsee, Austria
Drafted Round 1, Pick 17 (1973) Experience 15 Years (270 Wks)
College North Dakota University, 1974 Salary 845 ($1.118M/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D+ Catching A- Pass Cover D- Kick Power D-
Throw Acc C+ Pass Blocking D- Run Cover D  Kick Acc F 
Carrying B  Run Blocking C- Tackling C- Kick Return B-
        Pursuit C-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina B- Execution A- Agility B-
Strength C  Health C- Aggressiveness D+ Hands B 
Jumping B+     Attitude B- Break Tackle B 
ROLES
QB C- C C- DT C- SS C- K F  GUN B-
WR B  G D+ DE D+ FS C- P D- KR B-
HB/TB C+ T D+ ILB C- CB C  LS D+ KRB C+
FB C  TE C+ OLB C- H B- HT B+ KOS D-
Year Team G GS TARG REC PCT YDS AVG LNG YAC YACA TD YDS/G 1ST 1ST% DP
1973 ARI 16 8 69 33 47.8 466 14.1 41 177 5.4 1 29.1 17 24.6 2
1974 ARI 16 16 116 51 44.0 609 11.9 58 253 5.0 1 38.1 31 26.7 2
1975 ARI 16 16 71 34 47.9 425 12.5 29 171 5.0 6 26.6 22 31.0 1
1976 ARI 16 16 110 60 54.5 754 12.6 42 193 3.2 4 47.1 31 28.2 1
1977 ARI 16 16 126 61 48.4 652 10.7 53 259 4.2 6 40.8 33 26.2 7
1978 ARI 14 14 127 69 54.3 715 10.4 32 345 5.0 3 51.1 38 29.9 3
1979 ARI 16 16 152 86 56.6 1000 11.6 58 402 4.7 5 62.5 43 28.3 2
1980 ARI 16 16 161 59 36.6 711 12.1 43 275 4.7 6 44.4 31 19.3 2
1981 ARI 16 16 109 45 41.3 647 14.4 82 377 8.4 3 40.4 22 20.2 1
1982 ARI 11 11 61 28 45.9 402 14.4 82 242 8.6 4 36.5 16 26.2 0
1983 ARI 16 16 137 49 35.8 593 12.1 65 301 6.1 2 37.1 21 15.3 3
1984 ARI 16 16 133 49 36.8 777 15.9 66 511 10.4 1 48.6 32 24.1 2
1985 ARI 14 14 124 64 51.6 694 10.8 82 342 5.3 8 49.6 30 24.2 0
1986 ARI 7 7 59 29 49.2 277 9.6 37 185 6.4 1 39.6 12 20.3 1
1987 ARI 2 2 13 5 38.5 55 11.0 20 33 6.6 0 27.5 3 23.1 0
1988 ARI 15 15 139 78 56.1 652 8.4 38 230 2.9 2 43.5 33 23.7 0
Total   223 215 1707 800 46.9 9429 11.8 82 4296 5.4 53 42.3 415 24.3 27

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1990Royce Owens has retired from football.
09-11-1989The Arizona Bandits have moved Kevin Oswald to the inactive roster.
09-11-1989The Arizona Bandits have waived Royce Owens.
01-22-1989The Arizona Bandits have moved Homer Dvorak, Terry Jordan, Cliff Paul, Scott Cook, and Mose Hebert to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Mitch McCreary, Royce Owens, Dick Adams, George Watson, and Nate Colbert to the inactive roster.
09-11-1988The Arizona Bandits have moved Royce Owens, Dick Adams, and Dutch Knapczyk to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Casey McNamara to the inactive roster.
05-01-1988The Arizona Bandits have moved Earl Hill, Homer Dvorak, Steve Slackford, and Woody Cater to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Dick Adams and Royce Owens to the inactive roster.
01-03-1988Royce Owens of the Arizona Bandits is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 22 days.
12-20-1987The Arizona Bandits have moved Byron Diggs, Dick Adams, Royce Owens, and Mark Golsen to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Pat Kirk, Earl Hill, Woody Cater, and Steve Slackford to the inactive roster.
08-24-1987The Arizona Bandits have moved Earl Hill, Carl Stolberg, Carl Abrams, Antoine Kuehner, Mike Johns, and Woody Cater to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Michael Hutson, Ink Meyers, Mark Golsen, Dick Adams, and Royce Owens to the inactive roster.
11-02-1986The Arizona Bandits have moved Royce Owens, Dick Adams, and Ink Meyers to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Doc Flores, Carl Abrams, Earl Hill, Woody Cater, and Tom Corker to the inactive roster.
08-17-1986The Arizona Bandits have moved Carl Abrams, Jeff Gramatica, Woody Cater, and Ebby Siegert to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Royce Owens, Dick Adams, and Ink Meyers to the inactive roster.
09-16-1985The Arizona Bandits have moved Dick Adams, Kerlin Humphrey, Doug Feasel, and Royce Owens to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Louis Fetherston, John Bailey, Paul Ruh, and Woody Cater to the inactive roster.
08-18-1985The Arizona Bandits have moved Carl Abrams, Joe Perpich, Woody Cater, Ted James, and Charlie Estep to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Dick Adams and Royce Owens to the inactive roster.
09-02-1984The Arizona Bandits have moved Ink Meyers, Mark Blue, and Royce Owens to the active roster.
08-13-1984The Arizona Bandits have moved Nate Colbert, Ed Whitmarsh, Dave Fiala, Frank Erickson, Byron Reifsnyder, Doc Flores, and Woody Cater to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Fred Norris, Everett Slaughter, Dwight Stenger, Arunas Breen, Kerlin Humphrey, Hank Brown, Mark Blue, and Royce Owens to the inactive roster.
01-01-1984Royce Owens of the Arizona Bandits is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 25 days.
09-04-1983The Arizona Bandits have moved Royce Owens, Paul Garcia, Byron Reifsnyder, and Al Blackwell to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Everett Slaughter and Janarous Jenkins to the inactive roster.
11-29-1982The Arizona Bandits have moved Mike Smith to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Royce Owens to the inactive roster.
11-26-1978Royce Owens of the Arizona Bandits is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 17 days.
09-05-1977The Arizona Bandits have moved Larron Mitchell and Royce Owens to the active roster.
08-22-1977The Arizona Bandits have moved Art Lauer, Larron Mitchell, Emanuel Word, and Royce Owens to the inactive roster.
09-08-1974Royce Owens of the Arizona Bandits is injured with a mild concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 5 days.
08-12-1973The Arizona Bandits have moved Mike Bouza, Pat Peets, Royce Owens, and Russell Dirden to the active roster. The Arizona Bandits have moved Jim Thomas, Glen Dinkel, and Eric Pureifory to the inactive roster.