Harvey Abrams

Founder & President of the International Institute for Sport History, a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation organized to operate a Library & Museum for the History of Sport, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, Sport in Art and the Olympic Games.

Founder & President of the IISOH, an American non-profit corporation.

Instructor in Physical Education for six courses each semester, specializing in Personal Defense (judo, karate, aikido, kung-fu & law); wrestling, weight training, fitness & games, volleyball, bowling, football, tennis; Assistant wrestling Coach (Volunteer position). During this period of time I was also doing research and writing my Doctoral Dissertation, had two children, bought a new house, and began to study law.

Department Chairman of the Sport (Physical Education) Department of the John F. Kennedy School, a bi-lingual, German/American Gymnasium for grades K-13 in West Berlin, Germany, 1982-1987. Supervisor for all school activities including Sport, Music, Drama, fund-raising, Dances and other school activities. Approximately 1,200 pupils, 120 faculty.

First two years were as an Instructor hired per course, then three years under a Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Physical Education while spending five years at Penn State as Doctoral candidate. I also volunteered as an assistant wrestling coach for five years and worked under coach Richard Lorenzo. I finished the Ph.D. program and then accepted the Kennedy School assignment in West Berlin, Germany. I returned to Penn State to teach and complete the dissertation from 1987-1990.

Per diem substitute teacher primarily at Neshaminy High school but sometimes at the middle schools when needed. Called almost daily to fill needed roles in all classes including languages and shop classes while serving as a contract coach for the wrestling program.

Physical Education, History of Sport, History of the Olympic Games, American History, Sport in Art, German.

Comparative Physical Education in North American, Central Europe and Scandinavia. A Six credit course conducted at facilities in Concordia University, Montreal, Canada; Boson Sports College, Stockholm, Sweden; University of Jyvaskyla, Finland; and the University of Augsburg, Munich, Germany.

Physical Education, History of Sport, American History.

Health & Physical Education, History, Psychology. Football (letter as Manager, 1967-69), Wrestling (1968-71, letter), Gymnastics (Manager 1967-68), Baseball (Freshman, 1967-68); Vice President Student Council, College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.