Monthly Archives: March 2012

Over the next year, artist Opie Otterstad will paint a portrait of the head coach who has won the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball championship every year since 1939. The NCAA commissioned Otterstad, the United States Sports Academy’s 2006 Sport Artist of the Year, to do 74 paintings in all. During an announcement of the [...]

The United States Sports Academy unveiled a bronze bust of legendary soccer player Pelé done by renowned St. Louis sculptor Harry Weber. The unveiling Wednesday, March 28 at the Academy’s American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) in Daphne, Ala, was led by retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul Hankins, the president of the [...]

One of the most important events at the United States Sports Academy, as we reach the milestone of the institution’s 40th anniversary, is to get an idea of what our alumni are doing in the profession. YOU are what the Academy is all about. The Alumni Survey is a simple one and should take you [...]

She has been called the “Woman of Steel” for all the muscle she uses to transform various types of metal into magnificent works of art. Betty Hoenshell Younger recently donated one of her latest stainless steel sculptures, “The World Connected,” to the United States Sports Academy’s American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA). The shiny [...]

With rolling enrollment, the Academy’s students start their courses as soon as they are accepted without having to wait for the next semester to begin. The Academy is proud to announce its latest monthly graduates. Bachelor’s Students Jonathan Toriano Edwards (Silas, Ala.) – B.S.S. Sports Coaching Robert Kyle Headrick (Hattiesburg, Miss.) – B.S.S. Sports Coaching [...]

Rick Reilly, a longtime sportswriter for Sports Illustrated and ESPN.com, author of 10 books, ESPN and ABC sportscaster and television host, and sports connoisseur, received the United States Sports Academy’s 2011 Ronald Reagan Media Award. During his 30-year career, Reilly’s insightful sports commentary has informed millions of readers often making them laugh out loud and [...]

Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich has been reappointed by Jacques Rogge, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to the IOC’s Culture and Olympic Education Commission. Dr. Rosandich continues to be the only American serving on any of the IOC’s commissions. Dr. Jordan Moon, the Academy’s Department Head of Sports Fitness and [...]

The United States Sports Academy and Henan University officials recently met to discuss the creation of sports programs in China as part of the physical education and sport department at the school, which is one of the oldest in the country. Henan, the Shaolin Temple and the Academy are working together to create a new [...]

Opie Otterstad, the Academy’s 2006 Sport Artist of the Year, donated two unique pieces of artwork to the American Sports Art Museum and Archives during his recent annual trek to baseball’s spring training in Florida. The donated works include a portrait of American golfer Ben Hogan, who is considered one of the greatest players in [...]

As the United States Sports Academy enters its 40th year as the only free-standing, accredited sport university in the United States, it is also significant to note that this year will see the college confer its 4,000th Master of Sport Science degree. Both milestones are truly remarkable and a cause for celebration. The Academy was [...]