United States Sports Academy

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United States Sports University
Type Private university
Established1972
Academic affiliations
 NAICU [1]
President Steve Condon
Location
Daphne
,
Alabama
,
United States
Nickname America's Sports University
MascotSammy the Eagle
Website www.ussa.edu

The United States Sports University is a private university focused on sports and 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.

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History

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

Steve Condon, an experienced chancellor, university president, collegiate athletics director, coach, professor, and leader in higher education, was named the third President and CEO of the United States Sports University in late 2022 [2]

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-renowned artists, many of whom have been honored by the academy as Sport Artist of the Year. The university also has an outdoor sculpture park on campus, which is dedicated to celebrating sport with the erection of numerous environmentally friendly sculptures.

The academy also hosts the 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.

On February 26, 2025, the Board of Trustees agreed to change the name of the academy to the United States Sports University, effective March 1. School officials stated that the name change reflects their dedication to academic excellence and their desire to establish their place in higher education. [3]

Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award

The Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award [4] is presented each year, for the preceding calendar year. It was first presented in 1985, for the 1984 sports year. Each recipient receives the USSA's Order of the Eagle Exemplar medal and Academy Rosette. [5] For list of awardees through 2014, see footnote [6]

There is also a separate Amos Alonzo Stagg Award presented by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).

Carl Maddox Sport Management Award

The Carl Maddox Sport Management Award is presented each year. It was first presented in 1991. [7]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "NAICU – Member Directory". Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Steve Condon Named Third President and CEO at United States Sports Academy". 27 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "UNITED STATES SPORTS UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO UNITED STATES SPORTS UNIVERSITY". 26 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  4. ↑ See also the Sporting News list of the 50 greatest coaches of all time (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, college basketball, and college football). D'Alessio, Jeff (July 29, 2009). "Sporting News' 50 greatest coaches of all time". SportingNews.com. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  5. ↑ "Donovan Presented With United States Sports Academy Coaching Award". GatorZone.com. July 17, 2007. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  6. ↑ Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award Archived December 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine webpage. American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) website. United States Sports Academy. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  7. ↑ Awards of Sport: Carl Maddox Sport United States Sports Academy. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  8. "UConn's Geno Auriemma Receives Amos Alonzo Stagg Award". Hartford Courant. Tribune Company. May 28, 2015. Retrieved 3 Jun 2015.
  9. "CARL MADDOX SPORT MANAGEMENT AWARD". American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA). Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 3 Jun 2015.

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