LTC(R) Thome ’68 Receives National Career Service Award

The American Handball Associates presented its 2022 National Career Service Award to LTC(R) James Thome Sr. ’68. Thome has been actively involved in team handball (the Olympic sport, which since 1972, has been called internationally just handball) for over 50 years. He has been a player, coach, administrator, vice-president, board member, etc. He was selected to staff positions in both the 1984 & 1996 Olympic Games and participated in three Pan American Games. Most notably, when assigned to West Point, Thome founded the Men’s Team Handball Team in 1975. He coached the team for 6 years (2 tours) which has gone on to become the most successful and dominant college men’s team. Also, in 1976 he founded the Women’s Team, which has also been very successful.