Bobby Ray McRoy, was born in Pelahatchie, Mississippi, 25 miles from Jackson, Mississippi, he often refer to himself as a country boy with humble beginnings. He graduated from Rancho High School located in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he played football and continued to play at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah.

After college he moved back to Las Vegas and was blessed to land a job with the City of Las Vegas Recreation Department. His position was at the historic Doolittle Community Center as Coordinator of Programs. Bobby, was fortunate to work for the City of Las Vegas for 32 years, during his tenure he sponsored many fun and meaningful programs for the children. Some of these programs include the organization of Black History Month, a massive annual Easter Egg Hunt, Halloween programs, and many other community-oriented programs that helped the children to have fun, grow and flourish in a positive environment.

After being a student athlete in high school and college, his interest and curiosity of the love of sports turned toward officiating. He started officiating high school basketball, his passion and desires lead him to Men’s College Basketball. He was fortunate to excel in officiating at several Division 1 Conferences, including the PAC-12, Big West, Mountain West, Big Sky, WAC, WCC and others. He officiated a 70 game schedule for years and was honored to work the NCAA Tournament twice, all while still working his day job. As a young boy living in Mississippi, he always looked up at the sky and airplanes, he dreamed of flying on airplanes one day! Needless to say, he realized his childhood dream to fly, quite often in fact; he flew over 140 flights a season some years. He was blessed to work for over 30 years as a Men’s Division 1 Basketball Official before retiring.

Bobby, was chosen to lead the Safety Team in the City of Las Vegas during the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, commonly known as 9/11.

He is honored to have the role of Supervisor for the Martin Luther King, Jr. parade and has held this position for over 40 years. Additionally, he was the Manager of the Department of Leisure Services of Sports in Las Vegas, with a budget of 25 million dollars.

Bobby, has been a member of Victory Missionary Baptist Church, for the past 27 years, where he serves as an Usher and is a member of the Trustee Board. He is married to the love of his life and soulmate, Morece Titus McRoy, they have six beautiful children, Nakia, Ayana, Bobby Jr., Kyle, Kory and Lovely.