San Diego Hall of Champions

	San Diego and OTC athletes bring home 13 medals from 2008 Olympics A total of 13 medals were earned by nine athletes from San Diego and four more from the Olympic Training Center during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Among the Olympians that competed in Beijing are Coronado High's Jesse Smith (upper left) with the men's water polo team, USDHS's Moriah van Norman (lower left) with the women's water polo team, Morse High's Monique Henderson (upper right) with the women's track and field team and Stephen Strasburg (lower right) of West Hills High and San Diego State. Go inside for the San Diego medalists.

USGA's U.S. Open exhibit
The USGA is sponsoring a U.S. Open exhibit at the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park that is open until November. The exhibit recognized the U.S. Open that was played in June at Torrey Pines Golf Course. more...

What's New at the Hall

NFL Junior Player Development: Champions Sports Academy presents a FREE football camp, Oct. 6th - Nov. 10th.

2008 Prep Football Top 10: The Hall of Champions' preseason high school football Top 10 is posted. The Sportswriters / Sportscasters Top 10 and the CalHiSports.com state rankings will be posted before the season openers on Sept. 5.

Spring sports season: Tiffany Snow, a 2008 field hockey Olympian from San Pasqual High, presented Star of the Month plaques in the spring. The Breitbard All-CIF teams for the 2008 spring sports season are posted here.

Winter sports season: Former NBA player Howard Wright, a Patrick Henry High alumnus, presented Breitbard All-CIF certificates for 2007-08 winter sports season.

Fall sports season: Olympians Genai Kerr and Brett Ormsby presented Breitbard All-CIF certificates for the 2007 fall sports season.

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Dec. 4, Raiders-Chargers Rivalry: A renewal of last year's gathering of former Raiders and Chargers players before the annual rivalry game in San Diego is back by popular demand. The Raiders play the Chargers on Thursday, Dec. 4 at Qualcomm Stadium. Former Chargers Pro Bowl guard Walt Sweeney, former Raiders receiver Art Powell of San Diego High and former Raiders defensive end Ben Davidson will speak about the rivalry for Sports at Lunch on Center Court. For reservations, call the HOC events department at 619-699-2309.

Dec. 16, San Diego’s College Football Bowl season: The fourth annual San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl is Dec. 23 and the 31st annual Pacific Life Holiday Bowl is Dec. 30. The Hall of Champions will host Sports at Lunch with Phil McConkey, the 1978 Holiday Bowl MVP as a Navy wide receiver, Moses Moreno, the 1997 Holiday Bowl MVP as a Colorado State quarterback; and one or two more bowl veterans once the participating teams are selected. For reservations, call the HOC events department at 619-699-2309.

View photos from a recent Sports at Lunch: San Diego State football coach Chuck Long took a break from fall camp to update Aztecs fans on the 2008 season at Sports at Lunch on Thursday, August 21 at the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park. For reservations, call the HOC events department at 619-699-2309.

View photos from a recent Sports at Lunch: Dick Enberg's one-man play: Dick Enberg, the Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and long-time friend of the Hall of Champions, spoke at Sports at Lunch on his one-man play, "McGuire," on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park. XX Sports Radio's Scott Kaplan served as the moderator. Sports at Lunch will precede return performances of "McGuire" on Aug. 18 and 19 at the North Coast Repertory Theater. For reservations, call the HOC events department at 619-699-2309.

View photos from a recent Sports at Lunch: The Chargers announced Fred Dean as their 2008 Hall of Fame inductee at Sports at Lunch on July 15 at the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park. Hank Bauer served as moderator as several teammates from Dean's years with the Chargers joined him.

Read about past Sports@Lunch events with guests such as John Wooden, Don Coryell, John Lynch, Dan Fouts, Tony Gwynn, Kevin Towers, Bud Black, Adrian Gonzalez, David Wells, Philip Rivers, Antonio Gates, Luis Castillo, Duke Snider, Billy Casper and Scott Simpson.

Featured Exhibit at the Hall

Heisman corner

The Heisman Trophy won by San Diego's Rashaan Salaam in 1994 is one of five college national player of the year awards on display at the Hall of Champions.