Rotoplas Keynote: Anthony Robles

ARM is excited to announce the keynote speaker for the 2017 Annual Meeting at Rotoplas is Anthony Robles, who will kick off our general sessions on September 27 with a motivational talk you will never forget.

Anthony is a three-time all-American wrestler who won the 2010-11 NCAA individual wrestling championship in the 125-pound weight class despite being born with only one leg. A graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in Business Communication, he was also awarded the 2011 NCAA “Best Wrestler of the National Tournament Award”.

Robles is the recipient of the “Jimmy V Perseverance Award” at the ESPN ESPYs and he has also received the NFL “Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award”.

Robles is a Nike athlete, the first signed to an agreement after having retired from active participation in a sport.

He is currently ESPN’s NCAA wrestling analyst and expert and is the wrestling analyst for the Pac-12 Network as well. He was inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012 and is the author of Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion.

In 2013, President Obama appointed Robles as a member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. Additionally, Robles was a member of the Presidential Delegation to the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Games.

Robles lives in Chandler, Arizona. The script for a feature film chronicling his life story has been completed and the film is currently in pre-production.

Registration for Rotoplas will begin in late June. Exhibit space and sponsorship are now available.