Michael Jordan Receiving Naismith Award, Nicklaus receiving Old Tom Morris Award, Roche Sculpture

Voted Golf Artist of the year in 2001 and 2002 by Golf Digest, Roche believes putting your heart and soul into a project makes it come alive. But for Roche, creating a successful series also involves intense research on all aspects of a piece. He studies thoroughly his subjects' lives and surroundings and has a unique sensitivity for detail and motif.

Michael Roche designed and produces the Naismith Award used by the founding family of basketball for sportsmanship. The first recipient of this award was the athlete of the century Michael Jordan. See above to view Michael Jordan receiving the Naismith Award.

Naismith International Basketball Foundation

& Naismith Legacy Award Recipients

Individual

Organizational

Dr. James Naismith
Tex Winter
Dorothy Gaters
Ray Meyer
Gil Walker
Norm Van Lier
John McClendon
Homer Drew
Rick Telander
Michael Jordan
Morgan Wootten
Roy Williams
Phog Allen
Lynette Woodard
Jerry West

John Wooden

Red Auerbach

Pat Head Summitt
Dick Vitale
Abe Pollin
Oscar Robertson
George Killian
Boris Stankovic

Lute Olsen
Eddie Sutton
Jerry Colangelo
C.M. Newton
Gene Keady
Steve Nash

Don Ruedlinger

Hallie King

Dean Smith

Mike Krzyzewski

Kay Yow

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
National Association of Basketball Coaches
National Federation of High Schools
N.C.A.A.
University of Kansas
Y.M.C.A. of the USA

Harlem Globetrotters

          Naismith Legacy

Dirk Nowitzki

Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman receiving the "Old Tom Morris Award" created by Michael Roche. The award is presented to an individual who,"Through a countinuing lifetime commitment to the game of golf, has helped to mold the welfare of the game in a manner and style exemplified by Old Tom Morris." See above to view Jack Nicklaus receiving the Old Tom Morris Award.

Winners of the Old Tom Morris Award

1996 Tom Fazio
1997 Ben Crenshaw
1998 Ken Venturi
1999 Jamie Ortiz-Patino
2000 Nancy Lopez

2001 Timothy Finchem

2002 Walter Woods
2003 Peter Pye
2004 Reese Jones

2005 Jack Nicklaus

2006 Joseph Duich

2007 Charles Sifford

2008 Greg Norman

2009 Col. John Morley

2010 Judy Rankin

2011 Nick Price

2012 Peter Jacobsen