Robert "Bob" Folsom was mayor of Dallas from 1976 until 1981.
12 Facts About Robert Folsom
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Robert Folsom grew up in the Oak Cliff district of Dallas.
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Robert Folsom attended Sunset High School where he was a standout athlete and student.
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Robert Folsom would go on to be the only four sport letter winner in the history of the school.
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Robert Folsom is one of the only college football players to have played alongside three Heisman Trophy Winners, as well against two others,.
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Robert Folsom was chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dallas Independent School District and chairman of the Board of Methodist Hospital of Dallas.
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Robert Folsom received the Hugh Prather Award for his real estate leadership and the Oak Cliff Lions Club Humanitarian Award for Service to his community.
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Robert Folsom is a Member of the Sunset High School Hall of Fame.
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Robert Folsom started and owned the Dallas Chaparrals, the Dallas ABA team, with a group of other Dallas businessman.
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In 1971, Robert Folsom leased the team to Red McCombs for a dollar for the season and then sold the team the following year to McCombs for $725,000.
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Robert Folsom was elected mayor of Dallas in April 1976, in a special election held to replace Wes Wise, who had resigned in order to run for Congress.
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Robert Folsom died on January 24,2017, at his home in Dallas.