OLYMPIC SPORTS ARTIST NAMED TO WHO's S WHO IN THE WORLD and America.

     For Release - 02-27-06 - Yonkers, N.Y.- Olympics sports artist Greg Speirs, who is best known for creating the slam dunking Skullman on the Tie Dye jerseys used by the Lithuanian basketball team in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics is named to Marquis Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World. The artist is also known for creating the famous ‘Monk Sleds’ design

for Prince Albert of Monaco's Olympic Bobsled Team in the 1995 World Cup Bobsled Championships in Calgary and the icicled royal crown logo for Prince Albert's bobsleds in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. The artist also created the ‘American Eagle design’ which appeared on the sides of the US. Olympic Bobsled Team sleds in the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City in which Todd Hayes and Brian Shimmer won their silver and bronze medals.

  Speirs is named in the 2006, 60th Year Diamond Edition of Who’s Who in America and to the 2006 20th Year Edition of Who’s Who in the World. http://www.marquiswhoswho.net/gregspeirs   Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World are published by Marquis, the leading publisher of Who’s Who directories in the world.

  The Lithuanian Tie Dye Olympic jerseys were seen by the world worn by the Lithuanian Olympic basketball team in at the closing medal ceremonies in Barcelona 1992. The jersey’s became a household icon when thousands were sold to raise money for the Olympic team. Due to the artist’s generosity, approx. ½ million dollars was given to fund the Lithuanian Olympic basketball team and to Lithuanian children's charities. 100% of the artist’s profits went to the Lithuanian Olympic team and charity.  http://www.skullman.com 

  SOURCE OF THE DESIGN: Setting the record straight regarding confusion with the actual source of the design, it is owned and was created independently by Speirs. “It started out as a way to raise money for the team, but the thing that made it part of sports history was that this was basically the first time a chance was taken with such a “way out” design in Olympic sports. Up to that time uniforms in sports were very simple and pretty much limited to a number and name. Thus it ended up getting a lot of attention and became a way to generate a tremendous amount of money for the team", recalled Speirs.  

 The bobsled design commissioned by Prince Albert of Monaco depicts the icicled Monaco logo and royal crown of Monaco. The top of the four bobsleds for Prince Albert featured the artist’s Grimaldi Monk design. The “American Eagle” design which Speirs created for the U.S. Men’s Olympic Bobsled Team sleds was used on the U.S. Men's Olympic Team 4 man bobsleds in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in which silver and bronze medals were won. The American Eagle design was seen again in promotional and broadcast material for NBC’s 2006 Winter Olympics in Turino, Italy, in an Omega watch commercial for the 2006 Torino Olympics and in a bio about Todd Hayes during NBC’s 2006 Olympics 4-man bobsled competition coverage broadcast.  Speirs’ original 2001 sketch for this design can be seen at: http://www.skullman.com/Bobsleigh.htm

(American Eagle Design for bobsled / copyright 2001 Greg Speirs).

  TODAY'S CHARITY:

Today’s profits from the sale of Lithuania Tie Dye Jerseys are used to pay for feral cat spay and neuter programs, vaccinations, adoption efforts for kittens and adult cats. Efforts include feeding and maintaining feral cat colonies of spayed and neutered cats. For a list of cats for adoption go to:   www.skullman.com/cat_rescue.htm   “Our philosophy here is: Not to go through life looking to be entertained, but to accomplish something worthwhile, and that’s what we try to do with the cat rescues. To be good stewards with the resources that God has provided us with so the world is just a little bit better after our effort. To me, that’s more satisfying.” Greg Speirs

  Who’s Who link: http://www.marquiswhoswho.net/gregspeirs

  Website: http://www.skullman.com

  Cat Rescue: www.skullman.com/cat_rescue.htm

  Monaco Bobsleigh & USA Olympic Bobsled art: http://www.skullman.com/Bobsleigh.htm

  Contact: Company: Skullman.com

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