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1. Challenged Athlete of the Year Oscar “Oz” Sanchez
   In the hand-cycling world, Oscar “Oz” Sanchez is the equivalent of world 100-meter record-holder Usain Bolt. There is nobody faster. Sanchez,...
   Posted on Mar 8, 2010 in Awards and Recognition, Challenged Athletes, Champions NewsWire Comments Off
2. 62nd Annual Salute to the Champions Picture Gallery
   Here are pictures from our 62nd Annual Salute to the Champions last year held at the Town & Country Resort Hotel. Inductees for 2008...
   Posted on Jun 24, 2009 in Awards and Recognition, Breitbard Hall of Fame, Challenged Athletes, Community Champions Award, Ernest H. Wright Award, Stars of the Month, Stars of the Year Comments Off
3. Jeff Skiba – 2008 Challenged Athlete of the Year
   Jeff Skiba, who trains at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, won a gold medal at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, a quadrennial event always...
   Posted on Mar 14, 2009 in Awards and Recognition, Challenged Athletes, Videos Comments Off
4. 63rd Annual Viejas Salute to Champions dinner
   The Hall of Champions is pleased to announce the award recipients that will be honored at the 63rd annual Viejas Salute to the Champions...
   Posted on Jan 28, 2009 in Amateur Sports, Awards and Recognition, Breitbard Hall of Fame, Challenged Athletes, Community Champions Award, Ernest H. Wright Award, Professional Sports, Stars of the Year Comments Off
5. Arm missing, heart intact
   Tom Shanahan's profile of Dawn Halfaker won first place for sports stories at the 35th annual San Diego Press Clubs Awards Dinner on Oct. 21 at the...
   Posted on Oct 23, 2008 in Challenged Athletes, San Diegans Elsewhere Comments Off
6. Casey Tibbs, 2007 Challenged Athlete of the Year
   The Hall of Champions' Challenged Athlete of the Year features ESPY star power for the second time in three years. The U.S. Navy's Casey Tibbs is...
   Posted on Feb 1, 2008 in Awards and Recognition, Challenged Athletes Comments Off
7. Challenged Athlete Star of the Year
   The San Diego Hall of Champions opened an exhibit recognizing Challenged Athletes, believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, in...
   Posted on Jan 20, 2008 in Awards and Recognition, Challenged Athletes Comments Off
8. See a video featuring Marlon Shirley, the Hall’s 2005 Challenged Athlete of the Year
   Watch a video of Marlon Shirley at the Olympic Training Center with Deion Sanders. Click here to see Marlon Shirley...
   Posted on May 6, 2007 in Awards and Recognition, Challenged Athletes Comments Off
9. 2006 Challenged Athlete Star of the Year, Roy Perkins Jr.
   Roy Perkins Jr. is the Challenged Athlete Star of the Year for 2006. ROY PERKINS JR. Swimming, The Bishop’s School 2006 Challenged Athlete...
   Posted on Jan 22, 2007 in Awards and Recognition, Challenged Athletes Comments Off
10. Marlon Shirley, 2005 Challenged Athlete of the Year
    Marlon Shirley is familiar figure on stage by now. So the full-time resident of the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista should feel at home on...
    Posted on May 3, 2006 in Awards and Recognition, Challenged Athletes, Stars of the Year, Videos Comments Off