by Doug Nichols | Mar 31, 2019 |
Julius Palffy-Alpar Julius Palffy-Alpar became a fencing master while attending the famed Toldi-Miklos military academy in Hungary. He taught at multiple clubs in Budapest and was part of the Hungarian coaching cadre for the 1936 Olympics. After World War 2, he...
by Doug Nichols | Sep 1, 2020 |
Muriel Bower Muriel Bower began fencing as a young girl around 1933 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club under the tutelage of Henri Uyttenhove. An auto accident ended her competitive career just prior to the 1952 Olympics. She had been in contention for the 3rd slot,...
by adminGreg | Jun 8, 2015 |
Delmar CalvertBorn in the US but raised in France and French North Africa, Delmar Calvert followed his older brother into the French Foreign Legion when he was just 14 years old. Awarded the Croix du Guerre for blowing up German tanks prior to the French surrender, he...
by adminGreg | Jan 12, 2015 |
Len Carnighan Len Carnighan learned to coach under the tutelage of Charles Selberg while attending UCSC. After graduation, he took over the Freedom Fencers Club in Freedom, CA, which had been founded by John McDougall. In the fall of 1977 he was hired to teach at...
by adminGreg | Jan 11, 2015 |
Michael D’Asaro Brooklyn born Michael D’Asaro began fencing in high school, got a fencing scholarship from NYU and had tremendous success as a collegiate, national and international fencer. An Olympian (1960), US Individual Sabre Champion (1962), 2 time...
