Doug Roby

Doug Roby
President of the United States Olympic Committee
In office
1965–1968
Preceded byKenneth L. Wilson
Succeeded byFranklin Orth
Member of the International Olympic Committee
In office
1952–1984
Personal details
BornMarch 4, 1898
Port Tobacco, Maryland, US
DiedMarch 31, 1992(1992-03-31) (aged 94)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationAutomotive parts manufacturer

Douglas Fergusson Roby (March 24, 1898 – March 31, 1992) was an American sportsman 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 expelled African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos after their raised-fist Black Power salute during a medal ceremony.[1]

  1. ^ "U.S. Olympic Committee to (Finally) Induct Athletes Famous For Fist Protest Into Hall of Fame". People.