Come to be Informed…Stay to be Inspired
Join three-time All-American wrestler Anthony Robles, AFSA’s 2021 Independents Conference & Expo Champions Club speaker.
Robles won the 2010-11 NCAA wrestling championship in the 125-pound weight class despite being born with only one leg. A graduate of Arizona State University, he was also awarded the 2011 NCAA “Best Wrestler of the National Tournament Award,” and is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Robles is the recipient of ESPN’s “Jimmy V Perseverance Award” and the NFL’s “Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award.” He is also the first athlete signed to a Nike sponsorship after retiring from a sport. He is currently ESPN’s and the Pac-12 Network ‘s NCAA wrestling analyst.
Robles is the author of Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion. In 2013 President Obama appointed him to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. A script for a feature film chronicling his life story has been completed and the film is currently in pre-production.
March 25th, 2021 by Dan Bucherer
