Doug Roby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Doug Roby

American football player, United States Olympic Committee president

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1898

Place of Birth: Port Tobacco Village, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1992

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Douglas Fergusson Roby (March 24, 1898 – March 31, 1992) was an American athlete and Olympics official.
After playing football at Phillips University and the University of Michigan, he worked for American Metal Products Company, an automobile parts manufacturer, from 1923 to 1963.
From 1951 to 1953, he was the president of the Amateur Athletic Union, then America's governing body for many amateur sports.
He was vice president (1953–65) and president (1965–68) of the United States Olympic Committee and one of two American members of the International Olympic Committee (1952–84).
As president of the USOC during the 1968 Summer Olympics, he issued the order expelling African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos after their raised-fist Black Power salute during a medal ceremony.