American football player and hurdler (born 1955)
James Owens (born July 5, 1955) is a former professional American football player who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Owens competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 110 meter hurdles, finishing sixth.
US National Championship winners in men's 110 m/120 yd hurdles
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club | |
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
- 1879: Edward Haigh
- 1880: H.H. Moritz
- 1881–82: James Tivey (GBR)
- 1883–84: Silas Safford
- 1885–87: Alexander Jordan
- 1888Note 1: Al Copland
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993–present USA Track & Field | |
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Notes |
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- 120 yd hurdles 1876–1927, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67 and 1969–71; 110 m hurdles otherwise.
- First place was shared in 1969 and 1977.
- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1976 USA Olympic track and field team
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Qualification | | |
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches | |
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San Francisco 49ers 1979 NFL draft selections
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