Hall of Fame
Few fencers in school history have enjoyed as much individual and team success as John Roberts, who enjoyed a career rivaled by few in any weapon.
A two-time captain and three-year starter on the Blue Jays' sabre squad, Roberts accumulated a career record of 219-56 (.796) and finished his career as Johns Hopkins' all-time sabre leader in victories and winning percentage. More than 35 years after he concluded his career, he still ranks in the top-ten of program history in career winning percentage in all weapons.
Roberts' was at his best when the pressure was the greatest. He won the 1974 & 1975 Middle Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association (MACFA) individual championship in the sabre with undefeated records in the championship tournament both years.
With Roberts leading the way, Johns Hopkins dominated the MACFA Championships, winning overall team titles in 1973, 1974 and 1975 with a North Atlantic title in 1975 as well. Hopkins posted a four-year record of 72-16 during his career Roberts closed his career with an 18th-place finish at the NCAA Championships as a senior. Johns Hopkins earned a 15th-place team finish at the NCAAs that year, a showing that still ranks as the fifth-best in school history.
