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United States Sports Academy
Established 1972
President Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich
Vice-president Dr. Thomas J. Rosandich
Location Daphne, Alabama, United States
Campus Daphne
Nickname America's Sports University
Mascot Sammy the Eagle
Website http://www.ussa.edu

The United States Sports Academy is an accredited, sport-specific institution located in Daphne, Alabama. It offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs as well as certificate programs. Founded in 1972, the Academy has provided its sports programs to more than 60 countries around the world.

Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich founded the Academy in 1972 in response to an inferior performance by the United States Olympic team in the 1972 Munich Games. Athletes were lacking quality coaching and training. The Academy's programs served as an education resource to upgrade coaching through instruction, research and service.

The Academy's campus is also home to the American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA), which was founded in 1984. The collection contains more than 1,000 works of sport art from world-renown artists, many of whom have been honored by the Academy as Sport Artists of the Year. The Academy is also developing an outdoor Sculpture Park on campus, which is dedicated to celebrating sport with the erection of numerous environmentally-friendly sculptures.

Another aspect of the Academy is its Awards of Sport series, also known as its tribute to "The Artist and the Athlete." These awards honor sports figures for their accomplishments and achievements in such things as performance, humanitarian activities, fitness and media.

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Coordinates: 30°38′21″N 87°54′43″W / 30.639197°N 87.911836°W / 30.639197; -87.911836


The American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA), located on the campus of the United States Sports Academy, is dedicated to the preservation of sports history, art and literature. Founded in 1984, ASAMA has recognized the importance of the cultural connectivity of athletic competition and artistic expression since its inception. The gallery preserves the performance and movement of man by creating an awareness of the role art mediums play in capturing our sports heroes and perpetuating their performances for posterity. Arguably one of the most aesthetically pleasing structures in higher education, the museum is located in an artistic atmosphere in the architecturally acclaimed main campus building.

The ASAMA collection currently contains more than 1,000 pieces in all mediums: paintings, sculpture, prints, posters, photography and assemblages. The collection is believed to be the largest of sport art in North America and perhaps the world. Also featured is the largest public art offering in the state of Alabama: the famed two story tall mural by Maestro Cristobal Gabarron entitled "A Tribute to the Human Spirit" gracing one wall of the main campus building. It has become a landmark on the Eastern Shore.

In addition to maintaining the art collection, ASAMA conducts the Academy's Sport Artist of the Year Award. The award, which was first presented in 1984, is given to an individual who is perceived to capture the spirit of sport, so that future generations can relive the drama and excitement of today's competitions. The gallery also periodically features showings of renowned sport artists


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  • American Sport Art Museum and Archives Website














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