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


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About Doug Roby

  • 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.

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