Robert L. "Nob" Rauch

Robert L. "Nob" Rauch, born September 10, 1958, is noted as a flying disc sports player/administrator and member of the Ultimate Hall of Fame.

Nob is credited with restructuring USA Ultimate (formerly known as the Ultimate Players Association) and the World Flying Disc Federation ("WFDF") into professionally run organizations capable of serving as the sports governing bodies for Ultimate in the US and flying disc sports globally, respectively, while serving as head of each in the late 1980s and early 1990s and starting again in the mid-2000s. In the first comprehensive history book on the sport of Ultimate, "Ultimate: The First Four Decades" published in 2005, co-author Tony Leonardo states that Nob found "...ways to increase the sport's profile and hold the UPA accountable for Ultimate's future growth and direction. Nob streamlined the players association and provided the blueprint for a successful UPA..." (p. 72). The Ultimate Hall of Fame web site notes that he "spearheaded the reorganization of the Ultimate Players Association (UPA) into a professionally managed sports governing body" and that during "this period of exceptional leadership of the administration of the sport, he also won six UPA Club Championships and five World Championships".

In May 2013, under Nob's leadership as President, WFDF was granted provisional recognition by the International Olympic Committee and it was granted permanent recognition in August 2015. It is now one of 35 sports that are members of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations.

Notable flying disc administrative positions:

In the 1980s and early 1990s, Rauch won six US National Championships and five World Championships in the sport of Ultimate, with teams including the Rude Boys, Windy City, and New York.

Rauch was inducted into the Ultimate Hall of Fame in 2006, one of only 50 members as of December 2015.

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