Owen Hanson

OWEN HANSON is a former college athlete and co-author of The California Kid: From USC Golden Boy to International Drug Kingpin.

Hanson played football at the University of Southern California before his arrest for drug trafficking in 2015. He pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy to distribute drugs and was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison in 2017, a story covered by Rolling Stone, VICE, and the LA Times. While incarcerated, he earned an MBA from California Coast University. He was released in 2024.

Owen Hanson’s books are published by Turner Publishing.

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