As part of the festivities on Jackie Robinson Day at Petco Park, the Padres hosted 42 youngsters from the Jackie Robinson YMCA. They all lined up on the first-base line wearing Padres No. 42 jerseys, while on the third base line was representatives from the Padres’ RBI (Reviving Babseball in […]
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Challenged Athlete
2013 Challenged Athlete of the Year Eric McElvenny After Eric McElvenny lost his right leg below the knee after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan on December. 9, 2011, he quickly took stock of his situation and made a commitment. “I set a goal that when the other three members […]
All-CIF Awards Night
AIKEN, OGUNDEJI TOP ALL-CIF SELECTIONS SAN DIEGO (June 14, 2014)—Cathedral Catholic’s Brady Aiken, the No. 1 selection in the Major League Baseball draft, and state shot put champion Dotun Ogundeji of Madison topped the list of athletes earning All-CIF honors in 13 spring sports. The first and second team selections […]
Significant Achievement
2013 Significant Achievement Award Winners Eastlake Little League St. Augustine Boys Basketball Horizon Boys Basketball Brenden Song, West Hills High Track Torrey Pines Girls Golf Tal Braud, Torrey Pines High Cross Country Francis Parker Girls Volleyball La Jolla Country Day Girls Volleyball Point Loma Nazarene University Womens Volleyball
Internships
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Sports at Lunch, Jan. 8, Tony Gwynn
San Diego State baseball coach baseball Hall-of-Famer Tony Gwynn will make his annual visit to the Hall of Champions. Tickets are SOLD OUT. The Hall of Champions is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization and tickets are tax deductible. San Diego State baseball coach and baseball Hall-of-Famer Tony Gwynn, always one […]
Bob Breitbard, a Legend in San Diego Sports
Bob Breitbard, the founder of the San Diego Hall of Champions sports museum, has passed away at the age of 91. He was involved in the local sports scene for more than 50 years as a player, coach, team owner, builder and benefactor of institutions and organizations that have helped […]
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. Pictured are (left to right) Matt Leinart, USC and now the Arizona Cardinals; Salaam, La Jolla Country Day and Colorado and formerly of […]
Mike Stamm
Inducted in 1978. Mike Stamm set one world record and five American records in the backstroke. Named to the High School All-America Team while competing for Crawford High, he went on to set numerous Big 10 and NCAA records at Indiana University and won one gold and two silver medals […]
Floyd Robinson
Inducted 2009, Baseball. Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood first took root shortly before World War II in Logan Heights, not far from where PETCO Park stands today. George Robinson owned an auto repair shop at 16th and Imperial and was known as a trusted friend you could see for advice and help. […]