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RC Owens lands in 49er Hall of Fame
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R.C. Owens was resting comfortably Monday from his home in the Prestige assisted living facility in Manteca.Never mind that the bill was 100 percent footed by the National Football League as part of the recent labor negotiations affecting retired players.Owens has been getting around on a wheelchair while recovering from some health issues. Yet he still made it to the recent Alumni Week capped off by his San Francisco 49ers beating the New York Giants, 27-20, in the highly touted Week 10 NFL affair.On the eve of that big game, Owens and Roger Craig, who was a star running back during the Niners’ Super Bowl glory years, were enshrined into the Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. SF 49ers Hall of Fame at the Westin Hotel.It was there that Owens – his signature “Alley Oop” move from 1957 to 1961, his playing days as an NFL wide receiver, became his moniker – and Craig received their red Hall of Fame blazers in a gala event attended by family, friends, and teammates including many of the all-time greats.Joe Montana, for example, mentioned that Owens’ selection was a long time coming. “He’s been in the organization for as long as I can remember,” he noted.Owens found out about his Niners’ Hall of Fame selection some six months ago from retired linebacker-turned-VP of Football Affairs for the organization Keena Turner.“No way,” he recalled saying.