Dick Folkins

Richard Wilson Folkins (1917 to 1987), known as Dick Folkins, was a United States international lawn bowler. At the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing he won a gold medal in the triples with Bill Miller and Clive Forrester, and he also took a bronze medal in the team event for the Leonard Trophy. Four years later, at the 1976 World Outdoor Championships in Johannesburg, he won a silver medal with his bowls partner Neil McInnes. He won fourteen US Open titles during his career. Away from the green he worked as a highway planning engineer, and he was married to fellow international bowler Corinna Folkins. He died in 1987. This entry rests on one short article, so it records only the results and personal details that article states.