Marshall Faulk is back in San Diego now that he is retired from a NFL career that will land him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and has him working as an analyst for NFL Network. But as Faulk enters the Breitbard Hall of Fame, the truth is he […]
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Ron Newman
Volney Peters
Inducted in 2006, Volney Peters, a 1947 Hoover High graduate, was one of the first great linemen from a San Diego high school to go on and earn national acclaim in college and later play pro football in the National Football League. He set a USC career record for minutes […]
Buzzie Bavasi
Inducted in 2007, Buzzie Bavasi helped bring Major League Baseball to San Diego when the National League awarded the city a franchise in the 1969 season with Bavasi the president and part-owner. He served the Padres as president from 1969 to 1977 and remained a San Diego resident with a […]
Tony Gwynn
Inducted in 2002, Tony Gwynn was drafted out of SDSU by the San Diego Padres and the, then, San Diego Clippers. During his 20-year career with the Padres, he batted over .300 for 19 consecutive seasons, winning eight batting titles. Won five Gold Glove awards and was a 16-time All-Star. […]
Earle Brucker
Inducted in 1960, Earle Brucker was the catcher for the San Diego High School team that won the mythical National Championship in 1921, hailed as the city’s first national title of any kind. He hit a home run to lead the 10-0 victory over Cleveland West Tech before 13,000 fans […]
Earl Faison
Inducted in 1997. Earl Faison was the left defensive end for the San Diego Chargers teams that won American Football League Western Division titles in 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1965, and the AFL Championship in 1963. An All-American at Indiana University and a first round draft pick of the NFL […]
Louie Kelcher
Inducted in 2006, Louie Kelcher’s presence in the middle of the San Diego Chargers’ defensive line made him one of the team’s most dominant players and popular figures during his career from 1975-83. He was a three-time Pro Bowler who played on four straight Air Coryell playoff teams, a stretch […]
Mickey Wright
Archie Moore
Inducted in 1965, Archie Moore, “The Old Mongoose”, was an ageless, durable master boxer who held the world light-heavyweight title for ten years (1952-1962). He was listed as 39, but may have been older, when he beat Joey Maxim for the first of three times to take the title. Moore […]