1. Borack, Carl
(Hall of Fame Nominees/Era 3 (1976-present) The Modern Era)

... influence in our sport over a period 30 years and even as a junior fencer had an impact on the “AFLA” by pioneering the way for future “official” Jr. World Teams. He has wor...

2. Shurtz, Sewall "Skip"
(Hall of Fame Nominees/Era 2 (1936-1975) The Era of Inequality)

... American Games in epee.  In 1956, Skip, who was one of the most feared and fierce fighters in the AFLA, really hit stride in the US Nationals by taking the US Men’s Foil title and the bron...

3. Wolfe, Jeff
(Hall of Fame Nominees/Era 3 (1976-present) The Modern Era)

...d jr varsity teams, but reached out to students early on, preparing them for high school and USFA (then AFLA) competition. He literally transported us there. This was a sacrifice made largely on his o...

4. 2008 Hall of Fame
(USFA Hall of Fame/Hall of Fame by Year)

...prings Senac, Regis  * Trained 80% of our US National champions in the first 5 years of our AFLA. (Now known as the USFA)   ...

5. Rosiere, Gilbert
(Roll of Honor/Era 1 - The Standard Era)

...many years ago.Up to and through the late 1930’s until ? New Orleans was NOT AFFILIATED with the AFLA. They hosted international opens inviting fencers from US, Canada, and Central and South ...

6. Reith, Bill
(Hall of Fame Nominees/Era 3 (1976-present) The Modern Era)

...lude: Vice Chairman-1967, Chairman or Armorer-1968 to present. William has been competing in the USFA/AFLA for over 42 years, at every level, including World Championship Teams, Veterans World C...

7. Velarde, Jose
(Roll of Honor/Era 2 - Era of Inequality)

...Columbia University in November of 1949 at competition venues of the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA). His adamant refusal to accede to efforts to segregate his fencers ultimately led to the e...

8. Richards, Carla-Mae
(Roll of Honor/Era 3 - Modern Era)

...d when I was knee high to a grasshopper!) began as a collegiate athlete. From there I ventured forth to AFLA competitions to division management, to section management, to a fencing business partnersh...

9. Richards, Carla-Mae
(USFA Hall of Fame/Hall of Fame Selection Committee)

...d when I was knee high to a grasshopper!) began as a collegiate athlete. From there I ventured forth to AFLA competitions to division management, to section management, to a fencing business partnersh...

10. Micahnik, David M.
(Roll of Honor/Era 2 - Era of Inequality)

...d two Junior Pan-American Games. Devoted to the sport he loves, Micahnik has served on numerous NCAA, AFLA, and USFA committees, including the AFLA International Committee and the Olympic Fencing Co...

11. Senac, Regis
(Roll of Honor/Era 1 - The Standard Era)

...vi, and Henry Seligman. Mr. Senac trained 80% of our US National champions in the first 5 years of our AFLA.(USFA) He also wrote the most the most widely read fencing book of his era that was publi...

12. Worth, George V.
(Roll of Honor/Era 2 - Era of Inequality)

AFLA national sabre champion (1954); medalist five times. U.S. Olympic team (1948, '52, '56, '60). Finalist, Olympic sabre individual (1948) - fifth place. Member, bronze medal-winning sabre team (

13. White, Ruth C.
(Roll of Honor/Era 3 - Modern Era)

Ruth C. White AFLA Women's Foil Champion [1969, '71]; AFLA U-19 Women's Foil Champion (1968, '70). The first African-American to win a US fencing championship, she won her first senior national c

14. Westbrook, Peter
(Roll of Honor/Era 3 - Modern Era)

AFLA/USFA national sabre champion thirteen times (1974, '75, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '88, '89, '95). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1976 ,'84, '88, '92, '96). Olympic bronze medalist

15. Vince, Marion Lloyd
(Roll of Honor/Era 1 - The Standard Era)

Marion Lloyd Vince (1909-1969) - AFLA national foil champion (1928, '31); medalist eight times. Member, U.S. Olympic team (1928, '32, '36). Finalist, Olympic foil individual (1932) - ninth place. S

16. Vince, Joseph
(Roll of Honor/Era 1 - The Standard Era)

(1891-1989) - Born in Hungary. AFLA national sabre champion (1925). Coach of CCNY (1931-1936) and Salle Vince (in Brooklyn and New York before WWII and in Los Angeles afterwards). Salle Vince won t

17. Van Buskirk, Harold
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

Harold Van Buskirk (1893-1980) - AFLA national epee champion (1927); national sabre medalist three times. Member, U.S. Olympic team (1924, '28, '32). President of the AFLA (1936-39; 1944). One of

18. Turney, Eleanor
(Roll of Honor/Era 3 - Modern Era)

Eleanor Turney (1922-1988) - AFLA and USFA secretary (1976-84). Associated for many years with the Pacific Coast Section and the Northern California Division. Eleanor Turney (1922-1988) - AFLA

19. Cerra Tishman, Maria
(Roll of Honor/Era 2 - Era of Inequality)

AFLA national foil champion (1945). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1948). Finalist, Olympic foil individual (1948) - tied for second place, finished fourth. This is the highest Olympic attainment by a

20. Tatham, Charles
(Roll of Honor/Era 1 - The Standard Era)

Charles Tatham (1853 - 1939), one of the five founding fathers of the AFLA/USFA. He won three Olympic medals for the US, plus the National individual epee title in 1901, '02, and '03, the Individ

21. Sands, Maj. General Thomas J.
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

Maj. General Thomas J. Sands (1903-1984) - AFLA national epee champion (1935, '37). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1936). At the 1937 World Championships in Paris, Sands attained the individual epee

22. Romary, Janice York
(Roll of Honor/Era 2 - Era of Inequality)

AFLA national foil champion (1950, '51 ,'56, '57, '60, '61, '64, '66, '67 ,'68). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1948, '52, '56,' 60, '64, '68). Twice a finalist, Olympic foil individual (1952) -

23. Righeimer, Frank S.
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

Frank S. Righeimer (1909-1998) - AFLA national epee champion (1929); national outdoor epee champion (1929, '33); national foil medalist three times. U.S. Olympic team (1932, '36). Member, Olympic

24. Post, Albertson Van Zo
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

Albertson Van Zo Post (1865-1938) - AFLA national foil champion (1895); national epee champion (1896,1912); national sabre champion (1901, '02, '03). He won five medals, including two championshi

25. Pesthy, Paul
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

AFLA national epee champion (1964, '66, '67, '68, '83). Member, U.S. Olympic fencing team (1964, '68, '76); member, U.S. Olympic modern pentathlon team (1964, '68). Olympic silver medalist, Pentath

26. Parker, Joseph Brooks Bloodgood
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

Joseph Brooks Bloodgood Parker (1889-1951) - AFLA national sabre medalist twice. Member, national championship sabre team (1920). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1920, '24). Unsuccessful candidate for

27. Orban, Alex
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

Born in Hungary. AFLA national sabre champion (1965, '69, '70, '71, '72). Member, U.S. Olympic team 1968, '72, '76). He is the only U.S. sabreur to win an international 'A' tournament, in Lodz,

28. O'Connor, William Scott
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

...am Scott O’Connor, one of the Founding Fathers of the Amateur Fencers’ League of America (AFLA/USFA), was the UNITED STATES FIRST A.F.L.A. NATIONAL FOIL CHAMPION in l892 and was the 190...

29. Nyilas, Dr. Tibor
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

(1914-1986) - Born in Hungary. AFLA national sabre champion (1944, '46, '50, '51, '52, '53, '56). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1948, '52, '56, '60). Finalist, Olympic sabre individual (1948) - seve

30. Nunes, Leo G.
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

(1893-1974) - Born in Italy. The all-time national champion, winner of 18 individual AFLA titles, despite his only being able to fence every other year owing to business commitments in Europe. AFLA na

31. Muray, Nickolas
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

(1892-1965) - Born in Hungary. AFLA national sabre champion (1927, '28). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1928, '32). Known as the "photographer of the famous" - he was the outstanding portraitist of the 19

32. Mitchell, Maxine
(Roll of Honor/Era 2 - Era of Inequality)

(1917-1991) - AFLA national foil champion (1952, '54, '55, '58). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1952, '56, '60). Finalist, Olympic foil individual (1952) - sixth place   (1917-1991) - AFL

33. Mayer, Helene
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

...53) - Olympic foil champion for Germany (1928). Emigrated to the U.S. in 1933 and began to fence in the AFLA nationals (then open to foreign entries). AFLA national foil champion (1934, '35, '37, '38,...

34. Marx, Michael
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

AFLA/USFA national foil champion (1977, '79, '82, '85, '86, '87, '90, '93) He was second in the World University Games foil individual. Vice-president of the USFA.   AFLA/USFA nationa

35. Lucia, Edward
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

...14-1984) - Coach of CCNY (1954-74). NFCAA Coach of the Year (1964). Coach of Salle Lucia, which won the AFLA national women's foil team championship (1958, '60)   Edward Lucia (1914-1984...

36. Lewis, Norman
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

AFLA national foil champion (1939); national epee champion (1948, '49, '50). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1948), captain (1968). Finalist, Olympic epee individual (1948) - ninth place. President of

37. Levis, Joseph
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

AFLA national foil champion (1929, '32, '33, '35, '37, '54); national outdoor foil champion (1929, '33); national three-weapon champion (1929). Member, U.S. Olympic team, (1928, '32,'36) captain (193

38. King, Harriet
(Roll of Honor/Era 2 - Era of Inequality)

AFLA national foil champion (1963, '67). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1960, '64, '68). Editor, "American Fencing" magazine (1976-78).   A four-time national women's fencing cham

39. Keane, Anthony J.
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

Anthony J. Keane AFLA national sabre champion (1968). Pan-American sabre champion (1968). U.S. Olympic team (1968, '72); captain (1976, '84). Promoter of fencing through the Martini-Rossi competiti

40. Jones, Uriah
(Roll of Honor/Era 2 - Era of Inequality)

(1926-2000) - AFLA national foil champion (1971). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1968). Operated a salle in New Haven, CT. First black fencer to attain the U.S. Olympic team. (1926-2000) - AFLA

41. Jaeckel, Tracy
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

(1905-1969) - AFLA national outdoor epee champion (1930); national epee medalist four times. Member, U.S. Olympic team (1932, '36). Member, bronze medal-winning epee team (1932). Foreign secretary

42. Huffman, John R.
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

(1905-1979) - AFLA national sabre champion (1931, '32, '33, '37, '38); national three-weapon champion (1931, '32, '35, '36, '37, '38, '40); national foil medalist. Member, U.S. Olympic team (1928,

43. Hammond, Dr. Graeme M.
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

(1858-1944) - AAU national foil champion (1891); national epee champion (1889, '91). AFLA national epee champion (1893); national sabre champion (1893, '94). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1912). Co-found

44. Hall, Sherman
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

(1885-1954) - AFLA national foil champion (1912, '17, '19, '20); national sabre champion (1915, '16, '20). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1912). The dominant U.S. fencer of the years surrounding World

45. Goldstein, Ralph M.
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

Ralph M. Goldstein (1913-1997) - AFLA national foil medalist; national epee finalist. Member, U.S. Olympic team (1948, '56); captain (1960). Editor, "American Fencing" magazine (1969-7

46. Gehrig, Adeline
(Roll of Honor/Era 1 - The Standard Era)

Adeline Gehrig Representing the New York Turn Verein, Gehrig was AFLA Women's Foil Champion four years in a row (1920, '21, '22, and '23) , a feat unmatched by any other US woman. (She placed seco

47. Franke, Nikki Tomlinson
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

2-time AFLA national foil champion (1975, '80); medalist four times. Coach of Temple University for 30 years. Pan-American games medallist in 1975 [2nd indiv., 3rd team], 1979 [3rd indiv., 3rd tea

48. Every, Dernell
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

(1906-1994) - AFLA national foil champion (1938, '40, '45). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1928, '32, '40, '48). He won the Olympic bronze medal in Men's foil team in 1932. Secretary of the AFLA (1941-45

49. Dow, Warren A.
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

(1903-1965) - AFLA national foil champion (1942, '43). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1936) and captain (1948).  Secretary of the AFLA (1942-48). Amateur coach of the U.S. Military Academy (1963-

50. Dow, Helena Mroczkowska
(Roll of Honor/Roll of Honor)

(1917-1998) - AFLA national foil champion (1940, '43, '47, '48). Member, U.S. Olympic team (1948). Coach of Fairleigh Dickinson University (Rutherford) (1968-71). NIWFA foil champion for Hofstra (