12/17/00

 

49ERS WR TERRELL OWENS BREAKS TOM FEARS’ 50-YEAR OLD RECORD FOR MOST CATCHES IN GAME

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver TERRELL OWENS set the record for most catches in one game with 20 today against the Chicago Bears at 3Com Park.

Owens’ 20 receptions breaks the record for most catches in a game of 18 set more than 50 years ago by former Los Angeles Rams receiver TOM FEARS against the Green Bay Packers on December 3, 1950.