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The San Diego Hall of Champions was an American multi-sport museum in
San Diego San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...
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until its closure in June 2017. The Hall of Champions housed the Breitbard Hall of Fame - San Diego's sports hall of fame - which is now located at Petco Park.


Breitbard Hall of Fame

The Breitbard
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was established in 1953 by Robert Breitbard.Breitbard Hall of Fame
webpage. San Diego Hall of Champions website. Retrieved 2011-03-19. 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. 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. New members are inducted in February at the Salute to the Champions dinner.


Eligibility

To be eligible for enshrinement, the candidate must meet these criteria: *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

For each inductee's San Diego connection, see footnote


See also

* San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame, local American football team's hall of fame *
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, local baseball team's hall of fame * California Sports Hall of Fame


References


External links


San Diego Hall of Champions
official website
Breitbard Hall of Fame
webpage. San Diego Hall of Champions website {{Authority control Sports museums in California Museums in San Diego Sports in San Diego International Sports Heritage Association Balboa Park (San Diego) Museums established in 1959 1959 establishments in California