[2] The club were Austrian Hockey League champions in 1975 and 1978,[6][7] and became the first team based in Styria to win the national championship.
[11] During this time, he served on the organizing committees when Austria hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics; and the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1967, 1973, 1977, 1987 and 1996.
[2] He was proud of the 1973 event for which all games involving the Austria men's national team were sold out, with an over-capacity crowd in the final at Eisstadion Liebenau.
He stated that the IIHF's roller in-line hockey program provided development opportunities for IIHF members, and has grown in popularity and credibility with organizational support from Walter Bush, and the participation of former National Hockey League players.
[21] He was also an honorary member of the Austrian Olympic Committee,[1][2][22] and was a recipient of the "Gold Medal" class of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.
[9][10][23] Dobida studied civil engineering, then was employed by an insurance company following in his father's work.