Print, Photographic

Photograph

Shanaman Sports Museum

Nancy Roberts, Skater of Year

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2002.37.21

Description

Lois Secreto (left) presents Nancy Roberts with the Lois Secreto Award for Skater of the Year in 1951 at the Lakewood Ice Arena. The arena proved to be a breeding ground for great skaters to come out of Tacoma. Secreto won the Northwest Juvenile Girls title in 1942, teamed with Jimmy Grogan in 1945 and won the Pacific Coast Junior Pairs Competition. She was also second in the Junior Girls event. In 1946, Secreto won the Northwest Novice Ladies title followed by the Northwest Senior title in 1947 and a second Pacific Coast Senior Ladies title in 1950. That win qualified her for the national championships where she tied for first place in the freestyle skating event.

Made/Created

Date made

1951 - 1952

Place

Location

Lakewood Ice Arena, Tacoma, WA

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Figure Skating, Professional/Semi-Pro, Recreational, Olympics

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Secreto, Lois

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Roberts, Nancy

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Secreto, Lois

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Grogan, Jimmy

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Northwest Championships

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Pacific Coast Championships

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US National Championships

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Olympics

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Lakewood Ice Arena

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Ice Follies

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Stadium High School

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Tacoma

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Ice Capades