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The San Diego Sports Arena
The roar of 11,682 professional hockey fans gave birth to the San Diego International Sports Arena on November 17, 1966,
as the San Diego Gulls-then of the Western Hockey League-won their home opener in a 4-to-1 victory against the Seattle Totems.
Since its opening, the facility has indeed hosted many amateur and
professional athletes and teams, including but not limited to: the San Diego Rockets, San Diego Clippers, 10-time
 Major Indoor Soccer League Champion
San Diego Sockers, and the 5-time Taylor Cup
Champion San Diego Gulls.
The Arena has also played host to some of the most memorable moments in sports history, including the infamous 1973 Muhammad Ali versus Ken Norton
bout, in which local boxer Norton defeated Ali by split decision to become world champion of boxing. Irish miler Aemonn Coghlin, much to the amazement
of the sports world, shattered the world record for the indoor mile at the Arena in 1979 and again in 1981. The historic photo of
Coghlin crossing the finish line appeared throughout the world on the cover of Sports Illustrated and other publications. Coghlin's world indoor record
time set in 1981 remains unbeaten today.
All told, the Arena will feature approximately 100 sporting events and some 160 total events annually, bringing roughly 850,000 Southern California
sports and entertainment enthusiasts to the Arena, and an additional 1.2 million people to the Arena site for external/parking lot events
Sources:
http://www.sandiegoarena.com/
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