San Diego Hall of Champions
 San Diego Hall of Champions | |
  Location within San Diego  San Diego Hall of Champions (California)  San Diego Hall of Champions (the United States) | |
| Location | San Diego, California, US |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°43′38.39″N 117°09′08.29″W / 32.7273306°N 117.1523028°W |
The San Diego Hall of Champions was an American multi-sport museum in San Diego, California until its closure in June 2017.[1] The Hall of Champions housed the Breitbard Hall of Fame - San Diego's sports hall of fame - which is now located at Petco Park.
Breitbard Hall of Fame[edit]
The Breitbard Hall of Fame was established in 1953 by Robert Breitbard.[2] It honors athletes who either (1) have excelled in sports in San Diego or (2) are native San Diegans who have excelled in sports elsewhere.[2] As of 2021, 163 athletes have been inducted, representing 22 sports: archery; badminton and tennis; baseball; basketball; bowling; boxing; diving and swimming; football; figure skating; golf; hockey; horse racing; marksmanship; motor sports; pole vaulting; sailing; skateboarding; soccer; surfing; track and field; triathlon; and wrestling.[2] New members are inducted in February at the Salute to the Champions dinner.[2]
Eligibility[edit]
To be eligible for enshrinement, the candidate must meet these criteria:[3]
- An athlete, coach or special contributor native to San Diego county or who represented a San Diego high school, university, sports organization or professional team
- Professional athletes not native to San Diego county must have spent at least 4 years of their career in San Diego
- Athletes must be retired for at least 2 years or be at least 50 years old
- Coaches and contributors do not need to be retired, but must have spent at least 7 years working in their field
Inductees[edit]
For each inductee's San Diego connection, see footnote[4][5]
| Year inducted | Inductee | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Harold Muller | Football |
| 1954 | Ted Williams | Baseball |
| 1955 | Milton Phelps | Basketball |
| 1956 | Maureen Connolly | Tennis |
| Archie Moore | Boxing | |
| 1957 | Bill Miller | Track & Field |
| 1958 | David G. Freeman | Badminton |
| Willie Steele | Track & Field | |
| 1959 | Cotton Warburton | Football |
| 1960 | Earle Brucker, Sr. | Baseball |
| Russ Saunders | Football | |
| 1962 | Florence Chadwick | Aquatics |
| Mickey Wright | Golf | |
| 1963 | Billy Casper | Golf |
| Gene Littler | Golf | |
| Clarence Pinkston | Aquatics | |
| 1964 | Ed Goddard | Football |
| Don Larsen | Baseball | |
| Pesky Sprott | Football | |
| 1965 | Bob Gutowski | Track & Field |
| Bill McColl | Football | |
| 1966 | Paul Runyan | Golf |
| 1967 | Bob Elliott | Baseball |
| Jim Londos | Wrestling | |
| Olin Cort Majors | Football | |
| 1968 | Bud Held | Track & Field |
| 1969 | Lowell North | Sailing |
| Harold Smith | Aquatics | |
| 1970 | Stan Barnes | Football |
| Florence Chambers | Swimming | |
| Billy Mills | Track & Field | |
| 1971 | Karen Hantze Susman | Tennis |
| 1972 | Lance Alworth | Football |
| Lee Ramage | Boxing | |
| 1973 | Ray Boone | Baseball |
| Amby Schindler | Football | |
| 1974 | Leo Calland | Football |
| Rube Powell | Archery | |
| 1975 | Evelyn Boldrick Howard | Badminton |
| Ron Mix | Football | |
| 1976 | Tom Hamilton | Football |
| Bob Skinner | Baseball | |
| 1977 | Gerry Driscoll | Sailing |
| Bobby Smith | Track & Field | |
| 1978 | George Brown | Football |
| Mike Stamm | Swimming | |
| 1979 | Deron Johnson | Baseball |
| Jack Rand | Track & Field | |
| 1980 | Tex Guentert | Football |
| Bud Muehleisen | Racquetball | |
| 1981 | Bill McMillan | Marksmanship |
| Marten Mendez | Badminton | |
| 1982 | Bill Muncey | Hydroplane Racing |
| Ralph Smith | Track & Field | |
| 1983 | Andy Borthwick | Golf/Rowing |
| Dennis Conner | Sailing | |
| 1984 | John Butler | Football |
| John Hadl | Football | |
| 1985 | Malin Burnham | Sailing |
| Gavy Cravath | Baseball | |
| Erik Larson | Figure Skating | |
| Arnie Robinson | Track & Field | |
| 1986 | Charlie Joiner | Football |
| Art Luppino | Football | |
| 1987 | Don Coryell | Football |
| Sid Gillman | Football | |
| Brian Sipe | Football | |
| 1988 | Willie Banks | Track & Field |
| Gary Garrison | Football | |
| 1989 | Dan Fouts | Football |
| 1990 | Charles K. Fletcher | Swimming/Water Polo |
| Bill Walton | Basketball | |
| 1991 | Graig Nettles | Baseball |
| Ed White | Football | |
| 1992 | Bob Boone | Baseball |
| Art Powell | Football | |
| 1993 | Joe Alston | Badminton |
| Haven Moses | Football | |
| Charlie Whittingham | Thoroughbred Racing | |
| 1994 | Willie Buchanon | Football |
| Hobbs Adams | Football/Baseball | |
| 1995 | Kellen Winslow | Football |
| Charlie Powell | Football/Boxing | |
| 1996 | Randy Jones | Baseball |
| Craig Stadler | Golf | |
| 1997 | Earl Faison | Football |
| Juli Veee | Soccer | |
| 1998 | Fred Dryer | Football |
| Alan Trammell | Baseball | |
| Dave Winfield | Baseball | |
| 1999 | Marcus Allen | Football |
| Rolf Benirschke | Football | |
| 2000 | Rollie Fingers | Baseball |
| Paula Newby-Fraser | Triathlon | |
| 2001 | Keith Lincoln | Football |
| Joe Norris | Bowling | |
| Ken Norton | Boxing | |
| 2002 | Tony Gwynn | Baseball |
| Tony Hawk | Skateboarding | |
| Russ Washington | Football | |
| 2003 | Elvin Hayes | Basketball |
| Ron Newman | Soccer | |
| Mark Reynolds | Sailing | |
| 2004 | Stan Humphries | Football |
| Peter McNab | Hockey | |
| 2005 | Joe Jessop | Sailing |
| Ernie Ladd | Football | |
| Scott Simpson | Golf | |
| Doug Wilkerson | Football | |
| 2006 | Terrell Davis | Football |
| Gail Devers | Track and field | |
| Louie Kelcher | Football | |
| Volney Peters | Football | |
| 2007 | Buzzie Bavasi | Baseball |
| Goose Gossage | Baseball | |
| Gary "Big Hands" Johnson | Football | |
| 2008 | Shannon MacMillan | Soccer |
| Pete Newell | Basketball | |
| Willie O'Ree | Hockey | |
| Steve Scott | Track and field | |
| 2009 | Marshall Faulk | Football |
| Ivan Stewart | Off-road racing | |
| Floyd Robinson | Baseball | |
| Eric Allen | Football | |
| 2010 | Bob Larsen | Cross country / Track |
| David Grayson | Football | |
| Greg Louganis | Diving | |
| David Wells | Baseball | |
| J. J. Fetter | Sailing | |
| 2011 | John Lynch | Football |
| La'Roi Glover | Football | |
| Lincoln Kennedy | Football | |
| Paul Lowe | Football | |
| 2012 | C. R. Roberts | Football |
| Art Williams | Basketball | |
| Monique Henderson | Track and Field | |
| Bernie Bickerstaff | Basketball | |
| 2013 | Junior Seau | Football |
| Trevor Hoffman | Baseball | |
| Brian Quinn | Soccer | |
| Stephen Neal | Football / Wrestling | |
| 2014 | Damon Allen | Football |
| Ricky Johnson | Motor sports / NASCAR | |
| Chris Marlowe | Volleyball | |
| Teri McKeever | Swimming | |
| 2015 | Chris Chambliss | Baseball |
| Tony Clark | Baseball | |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | Football | |
| 2016 | Ricky Williams | Football |
| Paul Vaden | Boxing | |
| Dave Roberts | Baseball | |
| 2017 | Nick Hardwick | Football |
| Johnny Ritchey | Baseball | |
| Candice Wiggins | Basketball | |
| 2018 | Garry Templeton | Baseball |
| Robbie Haines | Sailing | |
| Claude Gilbert | Football | |
| 2020 | Rob Machado | Surfing |
| Jerry Coleman | Baseball | |
| Reggie Bush | Football | |
| 2021 | Antonio Gates | Football |
| Laurel (Brassey) Iverson | Volleyball | |
| Rachel (Buehler) Van Hollebeke | Soccer |
See also[edit]
- San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame, local American football team's hall of fame
- San Diego Padres Hall of Fame, local baseball team's hall of fame
- California Sports Hall of Fame
References[edit]
- ^ "San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum". www.sandiego.com. 10 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d San Diego Sports Association webpage. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ Breitbard Hall of Fame Nomination Form webpage. San Diego Hall of Champions website. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ^ Click on the inductee's name, in the left-hand column, under "Breitbard Hall of Fame". The Fowler Family Awards Center Breitbard Hall of Fame webpage. San Diego Sports Association website. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "Breitbard Hall of Fame Class of 2021. San Diego Sports Association website. Retrieved 2023-03-23".|
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Diego Hall of Champions.
- San Diego Hall of Champions official website
- Breitbard Hall of Fame webpage. San Diego Hall of Champions website