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Breitbard Hall of Fame



The centerpiece of the Hall of Champions, the Breitbard Hall of Fame honors outstanding athletes from San Diego as well as athletes who have achieved stardom for local teams. It began in 1953 with the induction of Harold "Brick" Muller and now includes 113 members, representing more than 20 different sports. Professionals as well as amateurs were eligible from the outset and the Breitbard Hall of Fame's new members are inducted at the annual Salute to the Champions dinner each February.

To be eligible for consideration, the following qualifications must be met:

  • Must be an athlete, coach or special contributor that is a native of San Diego county or 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 need not be retired, but must have spent at least 7 years working in their field

To add a candidate to the Breitbard Hall of Fame Nominee list, please fill out a nomination form and return it to the Hall of Champions.


View the current list of Breitbard Hall of Fame Nominees

Members of the Breitbard Hall of Fame

  • Harold "Brick" Muller - Football - 1953
  • Ted Williams - Baseball - 1954
  • Milton "Milky" Phelps - Basketball - 1955
  • Maureen Connolly - Tennis - 1956
  • Archie Moore - Boxing - 1956
  • Bill Miller - Track & Field - 1957
  • Irvine "Cotton" Warburton - Football - 1959
  • Earle Brucker - Baseball - 1960
  • Russ Saunders - Football - 1960
  • Florence Chadwick - Aquatics - 1962
  • Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright - Golf - 1962
  • Gene Littler - Golf - 1963
  • Billy Casper - Golf - 1963
  • Clarence Pinkston - Aquatics - 1963
  • Ed Goddard - Football - 1964
  • Don Larsen - Baseball - 1964
  • Albert "Pesky" Sprott - Football - 1964
  • Bob Gutowski - Track & Field - 1965
  • Bill McColl - Football - 1965
  • Paul Runyan - Golf - 1966
  • Bob Elliott - Baseball - 1967
  • Jim Londos - Wrestling - 1967
  • Olin Cort Majors - Football - 1967
  • Bud Held - Track & Field - 1968
  • Lowell North - Sailing - 1969
  • Harold "Dutch" Smith - Aquatics - 1969
  • Stan Barnes - Football - 1970
  • Billy Mills - Track & Field - 1970
  • Florence Newkirk - Aquatics - 1971
  • Karen Hantze Susman - Tennis - 1971
  • Lance Alworth - Football - 1972
  • Lee Ramage - Boxing - 1972
  • Ray "Ike" Boone - Baseball - 1973
  • Amby Schindler - Football - 1973
  • Leo Calland - Football - 1974
  • Rube Powell - Archery - 1974
  • Evelyn Boldrick Howard - Badminton - 1975
  • Ron Mix - Football - 1975
  • Tom Hamilton - Football - 1976
  • Bob Skinner - Baseball - 1976
  • Gerry Driscoll - Sailing - 1977
  • Bobby Smith - Track & Field - 1977
  • George Brown - Football - 1978
  • Mike Stamm - Swimming - 1978
  • Deron Johnson - Baseball - 1979
  • Jack Rand - Track & Field - 1979
  • Tex Guentert - Football - 1980
  • Bud Muehleisen - Racquetball - 1980
  • Bill McMillan - Marksmanship - 1981
  • Marten Mendez - Badminton - 1981
  • Bill Muncey - Hydroplane Racing - 1982
  • Ralph Smith - Track & Field - 1982
  • Andy Borthwick - Golf/Rowing - 1983
  • Dennis Conner - Sailing - 1983
  • John Butler - Football - 1984
  • John Hadl - Football - 1984
  • Malin Burnham - Sailing - 1985
  • Gavy Cravath - Baseball - 1985
  • Arnie Robinson - Track & Field - 1985
  • Charlie Joiner - Football - 1986
  • Art Luppino - Football - 1986
  • Don Coryell - Football - 1987
  • Sid Gillman - Football - 1987
  • Brian Sipe - Football - 1987
  • Willie Banks - Track & Field - 1988
  • Gary Garrison - Football - 1988
  • Dan Fouts - Football - 1989
  • Charles Fletcher - Swimming/Water Polo - 1990
  • Bill Walton - Basketball - 1990
  • Graig Nettles - Baseball - 1991
  • Ed White - Football - 1991
  • Bob Boone - Baseball - 1992
  • Art Powell - Football - 1992
  • Joe Alston - Badminton - 1993
  • Haven Moses - Football - 1993
  • Charlie Whittingham - Throughbred Racing - 1993
  • Willie Buchanon - Football - 1994
  • Harold Adams - Football/Baseball - 1994
  • Kellen Winslow - Football - 1995
  • Charlie Powell - Football/Boxing - 1995
  • Randy Jones - Baseball - 1996
  • Craig Stadler - Golf - 1996
  • Earl Faison - Football - 1997
  • Juli Veee - Soccer - 1997
  • Fred Dryer - Football - 1998
  • Alan Trammell - Baseball - 1998
  • Dave Winfield - Baseball - 1998
  • Marcus Allen - Football - 1999
  • Rolf Benirschke - Football - 1999
  • Rollie Fingers - Baseball - 2000
  • Paula Newby-Fraser - Triathlon - 2000
  • Keith Lincoln - Football - 2001
  • Joe Norris - Bowling - 2001
  • Ken Norton - Boxing - 2001
  • Tony Gwynn - Baseball - 2002
  • Tony Hawk - Skateboarding - 2002
  • Russ Washington - Football - 2002
  • Elvin Hayes - Basketball - 2003
  • Ron Newman - Soccer - 2003
  • Mark Reynolds - Sailing - 2003
  • Stan Humphries - Football - 2004
  • Peter McNab - Hockey - 2004
  • Joe Jessop -- Sailing -- 2005
  • Ernie Ladd -- Football -- 2005
  • Scott Simpson -- Golf -- 2005
  • Doug Wilkerson -- Football -- 2005
  • Terrell Davis -- Football -- 2006
  • Gail Devers -- Track and field -- 2006
  • Louie Kelcher -- Football -- 2006
  • Volney Peters -- Football -- 2006
  • Goose Gossage -- Baseball -- 2007
  • Gary "Big Hands" Johnson -- Football -- 2007
  • Buzzie Bavasi -- Baseball -- 2007
  • Shannon MacMillan -- Soccer -- 2008
  • Pete Newell -- Basketball -- 2008
  • Willie O'Ree -- Hockey -- 2008
  • Steve Scott -- Track and field -- 2008

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