Michael DeCicco (November 16, 1927 - March 29, 2013) was an American fencing coach, known for his work at the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...

for 41 years. In 1945, he joined Notre Dame but left in 1949 to study at college. In 1954, he re-joined Notre Dame and served as assistant to Walter Langford, and in 1962 became official head coach of Notre Dame. He founded the academic advising program in 1964 and also founded the Junior World Fencing Championships for Notre Dame. DeCiccio died of natural causes at the age of 85 and was survived by his wife, and his five children.

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