San Diego Hall of Champions facts for kids
San Diego Hall of Champions
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The San Diego Hall of Champions was a cool museum in San Diego, California. It was all about sports! The museum closed in June 2017.
Inside the Hall of Champions was something called the Breitbard Hall of Fame. This special hall honored amazing athletes from San Diego. Now, the Breitbard Hall of Fame is located at Petco Park, which is where the San Diego Padres baseball team plays.
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Breitbard Hall of Fame: Honoring San Diego's Sports Stars
The Breitbard Hall of Fame was started in 1953 by a person named Robert Breitbard. It's a place that celebrates athletes who have done really well in sports. To get into this Hall of Fame, athletes either had to be super good at sports in San Diego, or they had to be from San Diego and become famous in sports somewhere else.
As of 2021, 163 athletes have been chosen for this honor. They come from 22 different sports! These sports include:
- Archery
- Badminton and tennis
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Diving and swimming
- Football
- Figure skating
- Golf
- Hockey
- Horse racing
- Marksmanship (shooting sports)
- Motor sports (like car racing)
- Pole vaulting
- Sailing
- Skateboarding
- Soccer
- Surfing
- Track and field
- Triathlon
- Wrestling
New members are added to the Hall of Fame every February. This happens at a special event called the "Salute to the Champions" dinner.
Who Can Join the Hall of Fame?
To be considered for the Breitbard Hall of Fame, athletes, coaches, or special helpers need to meet certain rules:
- They must be from San Diego county.
- Or, they must have played for a San Diego high school, university, sports team, or professional team.
- If they are professional athletes not from San Diego, they must have played in San Diego for at least four years.
- Athletes need to have stopped playing their sport for at least two years.
- Or, they can be at least 50 years old.
- Coaches and other important people don't have to be retired.
- But, they must have worked in their sport for at least seven years.
See also
- San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame, a hall of fame for a local American football team
- San Diego Padres Hall of Fame, a hall of fame for a local baseball team
- California Sports Hall of Fame
Images for kids
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San Diego Hall of Champions
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The Breitbard Hall of Fame
