San Francisco Ballet "Mr. Tomasson has accomplished the unprecedented: He has pulled a so-called regional company into the national ranks, and he has done so by honing the dancers into a classical style of astonishing verve and purity. San Francisco Ballet under Helgi Tomasson's leadership is one of the spectacular success stories of the arts in America." In May 1995, San Francisco Ballet hosted 12 ballet companies from around the world for UNited We Dance: An International Festival. The festival commemorated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, which took place at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing
1945 San Francisco State Gators football team 1945 San Francisco State Gators football team The 1945 San Francisco State Staters football team represented San Francisco State College during the 1945 college football season. The Gators did not field a team in 1943 or 1944. During this first post-World War II season, the Gators played a limited schedule. They were again led by head coach Dan Farmer, who had also coached the team starting at the midpoint in 1942. They played home games at a field on campus in San Francisco, California, which later would be named Cox Stadium. A search of newspapers from 1945 only finds the