He served as the head coach of the 1992 U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team, that competed in Barcelona, Spain. During the four Olympiads that preceded the Barcelona Games, Douglas served as a member of the U.S. coaching staff, paving the way for his appointment as the 1992 head coach.

Douglas has served as head coach of two U.S. World Championships teams. He led the 1989 U.S. World Cup team, as well as the 1991 Pan American Games team. He has been an assistant coach on numerous other U.S. international teams. He was named the 1992 USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year.

Considered one of the world’s top wrestling technicians, Douglas served as the U.S. head coach at the 1989 World Championship in Switzerland. In December of 1988, he guided a U.S. squad to a 7-3 victory over the Soviet Union in the Sunkist/Fiesta Bowl Takedown I. The win marked the first time in the 17-year history of dual matches between the two countries that the United States emerged victorious.

As a competitor, Douglas captured five national championships and a pair of U.S. Olympic Trials titles. He had a fourth-place featherweight finish at the 1964 Tokyo Games and he captained the U.S. Olympic freestyle team at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. He was named the nation’s outstanding wrestler in 1970, the year he retired.

In 1987, Douglas was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame following his enshrinement into the NAIA Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1985. Douglas is also a member of the Ohio Hall of Fame and in 1999 was inducted into the Arizona State Hall of Fame.

He has written five books on wrestling technique - Takedown I, Takedown II, Pinning and Olympic Technique, Take it to the Mat, and The Last Takedown. Douglas is one of a handful of gold certified U.S. coaches.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State in 1967 and his master’s degree from ASU in 1981, where he was admitted to candidacy for his doctoral degree. Douglas and his wife, Jackie, have one son, Bobby.

“Bobby Douglas is one of the most outstanding and best-known clinicians coaching today,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “He is great at connecting with his audience. Any coach who attends will be thrilled to meet him and to learn from him. He is a great addition to this year’s convention and clinic.”

The National Senior Championships has become an important stepping stone for wrestlers seeking success at the college level. A number of individual champions crowned in NCAA Championships concluded their high school careers as National Senior champions, including unbeaten three-time 184-pound champion Cael Sanderson of Iowa State University. Last year's field included 716 entries from 46 states, nearly one-half the nation’s eligible senior population. More than 900 high school coaches also participated in last year’s event.