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It is interesting that it looks like both organizations started about the same time. The SF 49ers started in 1946 and joined the National Leage in 1950, and the college now known and UNC-Charlotte was established in 1946 and became Charlotte college in 1949. I suspect that is the genesis of their name, but I don't know for sure (It is also located on HWY 49.)
As nice as it is for California and SF to lay claim to the "49ers" as their sole right, it seems that it may have meaning for others, as well.
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