United States Sports Academy
- United States Sports Academy
The United States Sports Academy is a specialized university located in Daphne, Alabama, that offers degree and non-degree programs in sports instruction and sports research.
Past Academy graduates include Iowa State University Head Basketball Coach Greg McDermott; Texas Tech Head Football Coach Mike Leach; [ [http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/leach_mike00.html Player Bio: Mike Leach :: Football ] ] Dennis Lindsey of the Houston Rockets; Texas Christian Head Women’s Basketball Coach Jeff Mittie; University of Texas Associate Athletics Director Lynn Wheeler and Nashville Predators Director of Hockey Operations Michael Santos.
Beginning with the 2003-2004 academic year, the school began sponsoring the NACDA Director's Cup.
In 2007, the Academy awarded an honorary doctoral degree to Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, the president of East Timor. [cite news |first=David |last=Ferrara |title=East Timor president honored at USSA |url=http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1169288244262460.xml&coll=3 |work=Press-Register |date=2007-01-20 |accessdate=2007-02-14] Recipients in previous years include such personas as Howard Cosell, General Norman Schwarzkopf, Kofi Annan, Ted Turner, and George W. Bush. [ [http://www.asama.org/awards/HonoraryDocs/index.asp Academy's Awards of Sport - Honorary Doctorates ] ]
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* [http://www.ussa.edu/ United States Sports Academy]
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