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. It was recognized as the largest multi-sport museum in the United States until its closure in June 2017.[1] Located in the Federal Building in Balboa Park until 2017, the 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m2) facility recognized outstanding athletic accomplishments and traditions involving more than forty-two sports until June 2017.[2] The Hall of Champions was founded in 1959 and includes the Breitbard Hall of Fame which is being relocated to be displayed at Petco Park.
Breitbard Hall of Fame
The Breitbard Hall of Fame was established in 1953 by Robert Breitbard.[3] 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.[3] As of 2008, 117 athletes have been inducted, representing 20 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; track and field; triathlon; and wrestling.[3] New members are inducted in February at the Salute to the Champions dinner.[3]
Eligibility
To be eligible for enshrinement, the candidate must meet these criteria:[4]
- 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
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| 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 |
| Harold 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 |
See also
- 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
- ^ "San Diego Hall of Champions Sports Museum". www.sandiego.com.
- ^ "Hall of Champions closes its doors in Balboa Park". fox5sandiego.com. 15 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d Breitbard Hall of Fame webpage. San Diego Hall of Champions website. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ^ Breitbard Hall of Fame Nomination Form webpage. San Diego Hall of Champions website. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ^ Click on the inductee's sport, in the right-hand column, under "HOC Athletes by Sports". Breitbard Hall of Fame webpage. San Diego Hall of Champions website. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ^ "Breitbard Hall of Fame by Year" (PDF). San Diego Hall of Champions. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". San Diego Hall of Champions. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
External links
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