Results of The "curse"
The record for all San Diego Sports teams in championship games as of 2010 stands at one win and seven losses, with appearances in five AFL Championships, two World Series, and one Super Bowl. Besides the 1963 Chargers, the only sports teams in San Diego to have won championships were minor league teams. The original San Diego Sockers team won ten championships in both the original Major Indoor Soccer League and the North American Soccer League. The San Diego Gulls won five West Coast Hockey League championships. San Diego has fielded two Little League World Series champions, one in 1961 by Fletcher Hills in El Cajon and another in 2009 by Park View in Chula Vista.
Some of the instances of a curse are listed below, including but not limited to playoff and championship games ending in defeat, controversial calls by officials, and players spurning San Diego teams and going on to win championships.
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