USA Judo athletes have made their mark around the world, both on and off the mat. Many American judokas have gone on to success in fields as diverse as cross-over sports, politics and even Hollywood.

Ben "Nighthorse" Campbell became the first Olympian ever to serve in the United States Senate. The 1964 U.S. Olympic Judo Team Captain served as a Colorado Senator from 1993-2005.

Hillary Wolf might be known to most people as McCauley Caulkin's older sister in the Home Alone movies, but her success in judo came at almost an equally young age as she won her first National Championship title at 14 and later became the first American Junior World Champion en route to qualifying for two Olympic Teams.

President Theodore Roosevelt was first introduced to judo during his Presidency by Yoshiaka Yamashita who is credited with bringing the sport to the United States. Roosevelt continued to study the sport during his presidency and beyond, ultimately advancing to the level of brown belt.

Allen Coage, a 1976 Olympic bronze medalist in judo, turned his skills on the tatami into wrestling theatrics as he would later join the WWF as "Bad News Brown."

Sandra Bacher, three-time judo Olympian, also had cross-over success, becoming one of only three U.S. women to win a World Championship in wrestling.

Joe Felton, a 2000 Olympic alternate, and Dewey Mitchell, a 1984 Olympian, both were football standouts as well. Felton played professionally for the Detroit Lions while Mitchell was an All-SEC football player at Alabama.