BREITBARD HALL OF FAME : OTHER HONOREES : PRO ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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Terry Norris, boxing
Super welterweight Terry Norris, who successfully defended his World Boxing Council title four times in 1991, will join the inductees. The Boxing Writers Association of America and the WBC named Norris as Fighter of the Year for 1991. Norris handily defeated former champion Sugar Ray Leonard in a unanimous, 12-round decision in Madison Square Garden last February. Norris has a 30-3 record with 16 knockouts since turning professional in 1986. He has fought five times in San Diego.
AMATEUR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
Marshall Faulk, San Diego State football
A 5-foot-11, 185-pound running back from New Orleans, Faulk was named the freshman back of the year. He gained 386 yards on 37 carries against Pacific, an NCAA single-game record that was surpassed later in the season. He had the nation’s highest rushing and scoring averages at 158.8 yards and 15.5 points per game. He was the first Aztec to be named All-American by the Associated Press.
Tommy Vardell, Stanford football
The 6-3, 235-pounder out of Granite Hills earned the nickname “Touchdown Tommy” after scoring 20 touchdowns and leading the Cardinal to an 8-4 season. He earned All Pac-10 honors after leading Stanford to a 38-21 victory over Cal with 182 yards and three touchdowns on 39 carries. In two years he scored 34 touchdowns and set six Stanford offensive records.
Phil Mickelson, Arizona State golf
He earns this honor for the third year in a row after becoming the fourth amateur in history to win a Professional Golfers’ Assn. tournament, capturing the 1991 Tucson Open. Twice the NCAA individual champion, Mickelson, now a senior, also scored three points for the U.S. in its 14-10 victory over Great Britian and Ireland in Walker Cup matches in Portmarnock, Ireland.
DISABLED ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Steve Kaliszewski, wheelchair racing
Kaliszewski is not only a wheelchair athlete, but also a promoter of athletic programs for athletes with disabilities. Kaliszewski has completed over 30 marathon races. He works as a Wheelchair Sports Specialist at the Sharp Rehabilitation Center in San Diego, and hosts a bi-weekly show on Cox Cable. Kaliszewski overcame a 1975 accident that severed his spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down.
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