TE’O, DUDLEY AND JEFFERSON CITED AS DECEMBER STARS Pro, amateur and high school athletes honored by the San Diego Hall of Champions SAN DIEGO—(Jan. 5, 2015)—Football standouts Manti Te’o and Tony Jefferson, along with former Horizon High basketball star Jared Dudley, were honored as Stars of the Month for December […]
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2014 DAAA NATIONAL GAMES
2014 DAAA National Games DAAA will be hosting the 27th DAAA National Games during the LPA Conference in San Diego, California from Saturday July 5, 2014 thru Wednesday July 9, 2014. The preliminary list of sports that will be offered include swimming, track & field, boccia, soccer, basketball, badminton, table tennis, […]
YATES, ABEL TOP JUNE SELECTIONS
SAN DIEGO—(July 9, 2018)—San Diego Padres pitcher Kirby Yates and former Madison High pitcher Kevin Abel topped a list of 11 standouts who earned Star of the Month honors for June as chosen by the San Diego Hall of Champions. Yates fashioned a perfect 0.00 ERA by going 14 straight […]
THE JIM RYUN FESTIVAL OF MILES
THE JIM RYUN FESTIVAL OF MILES An event marking the 50th anniversary of Jim Ryun’s extraordinary feat to become the first high school boy to run a sub-4 minute mile. When: June 5, 2014 Where: Balboa Stadium (San Diego, California) Cost: FREE for all spectators! A national coalition including representatives from […]
HOC RELEASES NEWSLETTER
WELCOME TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF CHAMPIONS OF THE WEB Since founded in 1946, the Breitbard Athletic Foundation has been committed to promoting educational work, encouraging competition, recognizing significant athletic achievement in San Diego and bettering the lives of San Diegans through sports. Our goal in producing the newsletter is […]
HALL OF CHAMPIONS HOSTS AN AUCTION
The Hall of Champions museum was closed to the public on June 15 in order to complete the museum deaccession process and move the Breitbard Hall of Fame to Petco Park. The museum was closed because it was not sustainable. However, its closure will enable us to redirect funds to continue (and expand) all of […]
SOCKERS AND HOC TEAM UP TO FORM MCRD JUNIOR SOCKERS
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 25, 2015 — The San Diego Sockers and the San Diego Hall of Champions are committed to serving the great military families of our San Diego community. this commitment was illustrated with the announcement of a formal joint partnership between the Sockers and the HOC to form […]
2015 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
SAN DIEGO–(June 16)–Oceanside High’s Jordan Miller and Granite Hills’ Deajanae Harvey were named the 2015 San Diego Section Athletes of the Year Saturday, June 13, at the 9th Annual Prep Athletes Award Gala at the San Diego Hall of Champions. More than 400 were on hand as the two were […]
MICKELSON, ALONSO TOP APRIL STARS
SAN DIEGO—(May 4, 2015)—San Diego Padres first baseman Yonder Alonso and pro golfer Phil Mickelson topped the list of four professionals and 17 overall Stars of the Month for April as selected by the San Diego Hall of Champions. Alonso was among the top 10 hitters in the National League […]
SPIRIT OF ’45 DAY
“SPIRIT OF ’45 DAY” National Day of Remembrance WWII Veterans VICTORY EVENT AT THE VETERANS MUSEUM IN BALBOA PARK In the early Summer of 2010 the US Senate and Congress also unanimously approved “Spirit of ’45 Day” a new National Day of Remembrance to recall the victory celebrations at the […]