Terrell Owens is a former American Football Player. He is popularly known as T.O as his initials. He played the National Football League(NFL) for 16 seasons. His laurels include 5x First-team All-Pro, 3xNFL, 6x Pro Bowl as a touchdown leader. He used to play Football from his college days. Owens did not start his high school football team until his junior year.

Owens is in a position of wide receiver. He is regarded as one of the best players of his era.

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Early Life & Biography

Terrell Owens was born in Alabama on December 7, 1973. His parents separated when he was very young. He grew up with his other siblings and was raised by his mother and grad-mother. Reportedly, he met his father at the age of 11. He enjoyed watching Football of his favorite player, Jerry Rice. He attended Benjamin Russell High School. He participated in several sports like baseball, football, basketball in his school days.

Owens’s grand-mother initially forbade him from playing sports until high school.

Owens started his high school football team when one of his teammates missed the game due to illness.

Personal Life

Owens is the son of L.C. Russell and Marilyn Heard. Owens dated actress Felisha Terell from 2004 to 2006. He married “Racheal Snider” in January 2014. He has two sons named Terique and Atlin, and also has two daughters named Dasha and Kylee.

In September 2011, he was sued by Melanie Paige Smith III, the mother of his daughter, as he could not pay for child support.

Owens stated that his failure for payments was his decreasing income in NFL, and smith was aware of his circumstances.

The bulk of his money was lost due to poor financial management skills, child support, and bad investments.  Owens reportedly attempted suicide in 2006. The police reports say he tried to overdose himself with painkiller and medication.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on December 7 1973, Terrell Owens is 47 years old as of today’s date 24th January 2021. His height is 1.91 m tall, and his weight is 102 kg.

Career

Owens chose football as his career when he was in high school. He took admission in University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1993. He set a school record for catching a pass in 11 consecutive games. He wore number 80 jersey in honor of Jerry Rice.

Owens also participated in the 1995 NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Owens was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1996 NFL Draft. He played eight seasons with them. Owens finished with 936receiving yards and eight touchdowns.

His first professional game was against the New Orleans Saints, whereas his first touchdown was against the Cincinnati Bengals.

In 1998 it was another 12-4 season for the 49ers and first 1,000-yard year for Owens. He also made appearances in 5 Pro Bowl from 2000 to 2004.

Owens also played for the Dallas Cowboys from 2006-2008. Owens has 15,934 career receiving yards, 153 receiving touchdowns, and 1078 receptions. In 1999, Owens had 60 catches for 754 yards and four touchdowns.

Owens was named All-Decade Second Time in NFL.

In August 2012, Owens’s one-year contract with Seattle Seahawks of $925,000.

Alongside football, Owens also appeared in various television shows, commercials. He gave a cameo appearance in the movie “Any Given Sunday.” He appeared with Kevin Hart in “About Last Night” in 2014.

He starred in his own reality series named “The T.O Show” on VH1, which ran from 2009-211. Owens appeared as a contestant on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.

He is also a model and author. He signed for the Next Modeling Agency. He had controversies for appearing in a television series ABC’s Desperate Housewives for wearing Philadelphia Eagles uniform.

It is also said, he came into controversies for spitting on the face of DeAngelo Hall, Falcons cornerback.

Awards & Achievements

In September 2000, Owens twice sprinted to midfield after scoring touchdowns and stood on Dallas Cowboys.

In 2018, he was voted for Hall of Fame, but he skipped the official celebration and instead hosted a separate induction ceremony.

Net Worth & Salary of Terrell Owens

As of January 2021, Owens net worth valued at $3 million. But the bulk of his fortune is spent over child support. He has a huge amount in his bank accounts.

Terrell Owens is one of the finest Football players of his time. He is the only player in NFL to score TD against all 32 NFL teams. Owens’s career created a significant amount of controversies also attracted attention for his colorful touchdown celebrations.