Doug Roby

Doug Roby
President of the United States Olympic Committee
In office 1965–1968
Preceded by	Kenneth L. Wilson
Succeeded by	Franklin Orth
Member of the International Olympic Committee
In office 1952–1984
Personal details
Born	March 4, 1898 Port Tobacco, Maryland, US
Died	March 31, 1992(1992-03-31) (aged 94) Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Automotive 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.