Howard Fish
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| Born | December 26, 1940 Flint, Michigan, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | June 7, 2019 (aged 78) San Jose, California, United States | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||
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Howard Lewis Fish (December 26, 1940 – June 7, 2019) was a former competitive judo who fought for the United States.[1] He was a left-handed fighter.[1] He won gold in the 1965 National Collegiate Championships.[2]
In 1967, Fish defeated future Olympian Allan Coage.[3] He appeared on the 1968 cover of Black Belt Magazine.[4] In 1968, Fish received a four month scholarship from Black Belt Magazine in order to train at the Kodokan.[4] He represented San Jose State and the USA in the 1968 World University Judo Games, where he won two bronze medals.[4] Fish was the only representative of the United States in this tournament.[5]
Howard won bronze in the 1966 US National Championships, and gold in the 1967 US National Championships.[6]
Personal life
Fish initially attended General Motors Institute of Technology before transferring to San Jose State.[7]
Fish died on June 7, 2019 following a long battle of myelofibrosis, a rare form of leukemia.[8]
References
- 1 2 Black Belt - Google Books
- ↑ Black Belt - Google Books
- ↑ Black Belt - Google Books
- 1 2 3 Black Belt - Google Books
- ↑ "Armed Services Judo and Jujitsu Academy (ASJJA), Pensacola, Florida". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ↑ Howard Fish, Judoka, JudoInside
- ↑ "2011 Howard Fish - Wisconsin Judo Inc". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ↑ "Howard Fish Jr Obituary". Tulocay Cemetery Funeral Home and Crematory. 26 April 2026.
External links
- Howard Fish at JudoInside.com