We Will Never Forget 9/11 American Hero And Judo Champion, Jeremy Glick

Jeremy Logan Glick (9/3/1970-9/11/2001) was one of several passengers who counterattacked the hijackers of United Airlines flight 93.

On September 11, 2001, “a date which will live in infamy”, thirty-one-year-old Jeremy Glick, and his fellow passengers, sacrificed their lives to prevent terrorists from flying into its Washington, D.C. target.

On that day Jeremy Glick helped save countless lives, displaying character, courage, and honor – he is an American Hero.

Did you know that Jeremy was also an accomplished martial martist? A judoka, to be exact?

I found out that he was trained by trained by Nagayasu Ogasawara, 8th degree Black Belt, who was head judo coach at West Point United States Military Academy Judo Club from 1989 until 1996. Mr. Ogasawara received 1994 National Collegiate Coach of the Year and 1996 Olympic Coach of the Year in Judo.

Nagayasu Ogasawara’s jaw dropped when he saw Jeremy Glick at the 1993 national collegiate judo championships in San Francisco. Ogasawara was coaching Army’s team. Jeremy Glick, a college senior, was at the tournament alone and believe it or not, competing independently.

“He had no team. He had no coach,” said Ogasawara, who had taught Glick judo from the age of 7 until he left for college. “So I said, ‘OK, I’ll coach you.’

Jeremy Glick went on to win the title of US National Collegiate Judo champion in 1993, while he was a student at the University of Rochester.

On September 11, 2002, Glick was awarded the Medal for Heroism, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the Sons of The American Revolution.

He was also awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award in 2002.

In September 2008, the United States Judo Association (USJA), awarded Jeremy Glick with an Honorary 10th Degree Black Belt.