by adminGreg | Jan 11, 2015 |
Tommy Angell Tommy Angell, a Bay Area native, represented the US at the 1964 Olympics and had a long run as a top women’s foilist. She was a member of the Pan American teams in 1963 and 1971, and the World Championships teams those same years. While never...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 1, 2019 |
Jack Baker Jack Baker was a San Francisco fencer and administrator. He was instrumental in the growth of Nor Cal into the largest division outside Metro New York. Jack fenced at just about every club in the area at some point and was both well-loved and highly...
by Doug Nichols | Mar 7, 2019 |
Gerard Biagini Born and raised in San Francisco, Gerard “Jerry” Biagini began fencing in the mid-1930s at the Unione Sportiva Italiana under the tutelage of Edward Visconti. He was later trained by both Hans Halberstadt and George Piller. A multi-weapon...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 4, 2019 |
Carl Borack Carl Borack is the last great American 3-weapon fencer. As a high school student and without aid from the AFLA, Carl attended the 1965 Junior World Championships in Rotterdam. The experience was so impactful to his fencing, he went to the following...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 1, 2019 |
Andrew Boyd Andrew Boyd was an epee fencer for the Los Angeles Athletic Club trained by Henri Uyttenhove and two-time Olympian, making both the 1936 and 1948 teams. He served for several years as one of the few West Coast representatives on the AFLA Board of Directors...
