Ian Owen (born 21 July 1948) is a former
Australian rules football
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player who played in the
VFL
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between 1969 and 1972 for the
Richmond Football Club
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.
Owen played in the 1966 senior premiership side for Echuca East, three premiership sides at
Richmond
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(Under 19s, Seniors then Reserves) and in three senior premiership teams for
Port Melbourne in the
VFA.
In the
1969 Grand Final, Owen's Richmond guernsey carried the number 52. There is no record of any Grand Final player carrying a larger number until Adelaide's
Shaun Rehn
Shaun Jason Rehn (born 17 August 1971) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
Rehn grew up on a farm ...
in 1997 and 1998.
References
* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
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Living people
Richmond Football Club players
Richmond Football Club premiership players
Port Melbourne Football Club players
1948 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
VFL/AFL premiership players
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