Frank Bare Sr.
Frank Lee Bare Sr. (September 13, 1930 – February 25, 2011) was an American gymnast and co-founder of the United States Gymnastics Federation, now called USA Gymnastics. Bare promoted the development of nationwide gymnastics exhibition tours in the 1970s and helped launch the first American Cup meet in 1976. He was also involved in the startup of the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[1][2]
Bare was an NCAA gymnast at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 1950s. At NCAA championships, he won a gold medal one year and a silver in another, both times in the pommel horse.[1][2]
Bare's son, Frank Bare Jr., was an freestyle skier of the 1970s and 1980s.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Bare, USGF's first executive director, has died at 80". USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
- ^ a b c Normile, Dwight (25 February 2011). "Frank Bare, U.S. Gymnastics Legend, Passes Away". International Gymnast Magazine Online. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
External links
- Frank Bare at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Frank Bare at the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
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