James Owens (2004) - Hall of Fame

James Owens

Induction:
2004

Owens was a two-sport star at UCLA competing for four years (1975-78) on both the Bruin football and track & field teams. As a halfback for the Bruin football team, Owens had eight 100-plus yard games and is still ranks 12th in career rushing yards finishing with 2,074 yards and a 5.01 average. Owens was voted team MVP in 1977 and received the outstanding senior award in 1978. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1979 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49er's and went on to play six years with San Francisco and Tampa Bay. On the UCLA track & field team, Owens competed in the 110m high hurdles. He concluded his UCLA career with one NCAA individual championship in 1977, two second-place NCAA finishes and one third-place finish. Owens was team captain for UCLA's 1978 NCAA Track & Field Championship team. Owens finished 6th in the 110m hurdles in the 1976 Olympic games and then went on to win the 1977 United States Track & Field Championships in the same event. He still ranks second on UCLA's all-time 110m high hurdles list at 13.46 seconds.

* Accomplishments listed above were at the time of induction.