The Golden Bachelor has announced lawyer and former NFL player Mel Owens as its Season 2 star.

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When The Golden Bachelor returns to ABC with its second season, Mel, a 66-year-old father of two sons, will be handing out the roses.

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ABC will announce the premiere date and cast of senior bachelorettes for The Golden Bachelor's second season at a later date.

Mel was born and raised in a close-knit Midwestern family in Detroit, MI.

Mel's "athleticism shone through from an early age," according to the network.

After graduating from the University of Michigan, Mel was selected as the ninth overall pick in the 1981 NFL Draft by the LA Rams. He went on to play nine seasons with that football team.

Once Mel retired from playing professional football, he transitioned into a career in law and moved to Orange County, CA.

"[Mel is] dedicating himself to helping others -- particularly those seeking justice for sports-related injuries," ABC says.

Mel was married for 25 years to his "first love," with whom he welcomed two sons, before they divorced.

"While life took an unexpected turn with the passing of his father and the end of his marriage, Mel channeled his energy into being the best father he could be, focusing on raising his sons and coaching their extracurricular sports teams," ABC says.

"Mel is ready to rediscover a love rooted in the simple joys of companionship -- sharing life's everyday moments, making plans for the future, and growing stronger together as a couple."

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Mel hopes to meet a woman who shares this same vision and will be his perfect teammate for the rest of his golden years.

Mel will be following in the footsteps of Season 1 The Golden Bachelor star Gerry Turner.

Gerry proposed marriage to his The Golden Bachelor winner, Theresa Nist, on the show's Season 1 finale in late 2023.

Gerry and Theresa, proudly showing off their love, rushed to the altar and got married in January 2024 for a televised wedding special on ABC.
 
Three months later, however, Gerry announced his split from Theresa and claimed distance was the problem.

Gerry filed for divorce from Theresa in April 2024, and then the pair's divorce was finalized in June 2024.

Since then, Theresa has said there's more to her breakup with Gerry than just the miles between them, and Gerry has claimed his early 2024 diagnosis with an incurable cancer had major influence over the pair's decision to part ways.

But the first star of The Golden Bachelorette, Joan Vassos, found her happily ever after.

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Joan picked Chock Chapple as her The Golden Bachelorette winner on the show's finale in November 2024, and the couple is still happily engaged and making a long-distance relationship work.

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