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US Fencing Hall of Fame
 
Hall of Famers Elect for 2011
We congratulate the following on their election to the US Fencing Hall of Fame 2011
These new Hall of Famers will be inducted at the 2011 Summer National Championships in Reno, NV next July:
Era I, The Standard Era
(up to 1935)

Arthur St Clair Lyon

Era II, The Era of Inequality (1936-1975)

Tanya Adamovich

Delmar Calvert

Era III, the Modern Era (1976- )


Ann Marsh

Stacey Johnson

 
Welcome to the US Fencing Association Hall of Fame

 
Helms Hall, Los Angeles California,
the former home of the US Fencing Hall of Fame

 

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Here is just a partial view
of the Hall of Fame today,
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The story of the US Fencing Hall of Fame began when the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games Committee decided to build the first Olympic Village in Olympic history. The city held a contest to see which bakery could bake breads in every country's national style. The Helms Bakery, owned by Paul Hoy Helms, was the winner. Helms, the adopted son of a celebrated deaf baseball player from the 1890s, was so moved by his involvement with the Olympics that he renamed his bakery Helms Olympic Bakery and in 1936 inaugurated the Helms Sports Hall of Fame.

The National Fencing Coaches Association Hall of Fame was instituted on February 15, 1963, as a result of an initiative by the University of Illinois Coach Maxwell R. Garret. After the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, this was incorporated into the Helms Sports Hall of Fame. After the Helms Bakery closed in 1976, the Helms Hall of Fame was taken over by Citizens Bank, and then in 1978 the Amateur Athletic Foundation. No one was inducted to the Fencing Hall of Fame from 1975-1994.

In 1995, the USFA authorized a rebirth of the Hall of Fame Committee led by Arnie Messing and Steve Khinoy. All of the honorees of the Helms/Citizens Bank/AAF Hall of Fame are included in the US Fencing Hall of Fame. Nominations are made by the committee, based on research as well as suggestions from the USFA membership and voted by the USFA Congress.

 
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The Hall of Fame Committee welcomes the participation and support of all fencers. To suggest an outstanding individual for nomination to the Hall of Fame, contact one of the following Selection Committee members:
 

Andy Shaw: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Prof. Richard Cohen: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Arnold Messing: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Cole Harkness: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Connie Yu: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Stephan Khinoy: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Carla-Mae Richards: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
 
Roll of Honor

The US Fencing Hall of Fame is operated by USFA Historian Andy Shaw :: 1413 Fairfield Ave, Shreveport Louisiana (318) 227-7575

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