by Doug Nichols | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog Post, Bradford, Vinnie, Carnighan, Len, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, D'Asaro, Gay, D'Asaro, Michael, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Massialas, Greg, Northern California, Okawa, Heziburo, San Jose State University, Schools/Clubs, Selberg, Charles |
It’s impossible to know why these things happen. They can’t be planned for or expected yet I’ve been experiencing more than my share of these types of events since starting this archive and I couldn’t be happier about it. This is simply the latest. I hope talking...
by Doug Nichols | May 6, 2019 | Blog Post, Borack, Carl, Coaches, Coaches A - E, D'Asaro, Michael, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Marx, Michael, Northern California, San Jose State University, Schools/Clubs |
Carl Borack was something of an enigma to me when I first encountered him in 1979. By that time, he had traveled the world, won the US Nationals (foil), been on an Olympic team and produced his first feature film in Hollywood. After 2 years at Cabrillo Community...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog Post, Bradford, Vinnie, California, Clark Skillman, Laurel, Coaches, D'Asaro, Michael, Ellingson,Joy, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers F - J, Johnson, Stacey, National Tournament, Northern California, San Jose State University, Schools/Clubs, Tournaments, Tournaments 1981 - 1990 |
Everything has a first time and 1982 was the year of the first Women’s Foil championship for the NCAA. Held at my now-alma mater San Jose State University, thus putting me at the time in close proximity to the goings on, I remain in the dark as to why exactly the...
by Doug Nichols | May 21, 2015 | Blog Post, Burchard, Peter, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, D'Asaro, Gay, D'Asaro, Michael, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Marx, Michael, Massialas, Greg, Need Help, O'Brien, William, San Jose State University, Schools/Clubs, Selberg, Charles, Tournaments, Tournaments 1971-1980, Tournaments 1981 - 1990 |
Continuing on with the same topic as our last post, we return again to the Women’s Gymnasium at San Jose State University. There have been a number of comments from the previous set with some corrections that I’ll tweak when I get a second – thanks for the notes,...
by Doug Nichols | May 18, 2015 | Blog Post, California, Coaches, Coaches A - E, D'Asaro, Michael, Fencers, Fencers F - J, Fencers K - O, Johnson, Stacey, Massialas, Greg, Need Help, Northern California, San Jose State University, Schools/Clubs, Tournaments |
I’ve got two sets of pictures from the same event, courtesy of the Charles and Julie Selberg collection of fencing memorabilia. One set is black & white film, the other color slides. Today, in photo essay form, I present the best of the color slides. I can...
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