Frank Owens

Year Inducted: 2024

Former Mooresville Police Captain Frank Owens served as athletic director for Gresham-Baker American Legion Post 66 and its baseball program for over 30 years. In 1975, he was named Mooresville Police Officer of the Year. He also served as Mooresville Town Commissioner for two terms and as Chairman of the Mooresville Rescue Squad Foundation Board. Owens has been an ardent booster of many sports and athletes at many schools for over 50 years. He served as score keeper and compatriot to many youth athletes and teams in the southern end of the county for years.

Although now retired from the police force, Owens can be found at either the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville or the Mack Hospice House in Mooresville almost every day. He has spent a lifetime as a volunteer for many organizations in Iredell County.

In 1996, Owens was inducted into the North Carolina American Legion Baseball Hall of Fame by unanimous vote. In 2009, he was presented North Carolina’s highest civilian honor, the prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine, by Governor Bev Perdue. In 2024, he was inducted into the Iredell County Sports Hall of Fame with the Harold Johnson Community Partner Award.