NEWARK — This photo from 1959 shows coach Alan DeCicco surrounded by members of the first women's fencing team at Rutgers University-Newark. DeCicco's daughter, Diane Brozyna, points out that the team, which posted its first winning season in 1961, was the first female sports team at Rutgers-Newark. She notes that many surviving members of the original team still keep in...
NEWARK -- This photo from 1959 shows coach Alan DeCicco surrounded by members of the first women's fencing team at Rutgers University-Newark.
DeCicco's daughter, Diane Brozyna, points out that the team, which posted its first winning season in 1961, was the first female sports team at Rutgers-Newark.
She notes that many surviving members of the original team still keep in touch with her father, who recently celebrated his 91st birthday.
DeCicco, who lived in West Orange for more than 50 years, now resides in Livingston and Long Branch with his wife. He was inducted into the Rutgers-Newark Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.
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