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Lee Owens

About The Author

Ohio High School Hall of Fame football coach Lee Owens is a motivational speaker and team-culture coach. Coach Owens is a leader and a winner. He has built winning teams and won championships everywhere he has coached. In 2023, Lee retired from coaching after winning his sixteenth football championship. During his career, he took over struggling football programs at six different schools and led teach of hem to championship seasons. His football coaching stops included the legendary Massillon Washington High School and Big Ten powerhouse Ohio State University. His résumé is punctuated by coaching NFL Hall of Fame football players Jason Taylor and Orlando Pace. Owens was recognized seventeen times as Coach of the Year and three times as a finalist for the NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year. In addition, he was selected the 1985 Ohio High School Coach of the Year and the 2012 Ohio College Coach of the Year. Beyond the gridiron, Owens became one of college football's truly impressive inspirational speakers.

Books by Lee Owens