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Rob Walton was born on October 27, 1944,<ref name="Basquez">{{cite news |last1=Basquez |first1=Anna Maria |title=Who Is Rob Walton, The Billionaire Who Reportedly Plans To Put In A Bid For The Denver Broncos? |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/who-is-rob-walton-the-billionaire-who-reportedly-plans-to-put-in-a-bid-for-the-denver-broncos/ |access-date=7 March 2023 |work=[[CBS News]] |date=April 14, 2022}}</ref> in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], the oldest of four children of [[Sam Walton]] (1918–1992), cofounder of [[Walmart]], and [[Helen Walton]] (1919–2007). He has a younger brother, [[Jim Walton]], and a younger sister, [[Alice Walton]]. Another brother, [[John T. Walton|John Walton]], died in 2005.<ref name=ForbesRW1309>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/s-robson-walton/|title=S Robson Walton|work=[[Forbes]]|date=September 2013|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name="ForbesRW2T2B">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45jlmk/s-robson-walton/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310050602/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45jlmk/s-robson-walton/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 10, 2013|title=2013's Top 20 Billionaires|year=2013|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name=TWB26RW75>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_S-Robson-Walton_P47X.html|title=The World's Billionaires #26 S Robson Walton|work=[[Forbes]]|date=May 3, 2008|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref> |
Rob Walton was born on October 27, 1944,<ref name="Basquez">{{cite news |last1=Basquez |first1=Anna Maria |title=Who Is Rob Walton, The Billionaire Who Reportedly Plans To Put In A Bid For The Denver Broncos? |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/who-is-rob-walton-the-billionaire-who-reportedly-plans-to-put-in-a-bid-for-the-denver-broncos/ |access-date=7 March 2023 |work=[[CBS News]] |date=April 14, 2022}}</ref> in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], the oldest of four children of [[Sam Walton]] (1918–1992), cofounder of [[Walmart]], and [[Helen Walton]] (1919–2007). He has a younger brother, [[Jim Walton]], and a younger sister, [[Alice Walton]]. Another brother, [[John T. Walton|John Walton]], died in 2005.<ref name=ForbesRW1309>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/s-robson-walton/|title=S Robson Walton|work=[[Forbes]]|date=September 2013|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name="ForbesRW2T2B">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45jlmk/s-robson-walton/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310050602/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45jlmk/s-robson-walton/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 10, 2013|title=2013's Top 20 Billionaires|year=2013|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name=TWB26RW75>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_S-Robson-Walton_P47X.html|title=The World's Billionaires #26 S Robson Walton|work=[[Forbes]]|date=May 3, 2008|access-date=December 25, 2013}}</ref> |
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Walton attended [[The College of Wooster]] and graduated from the [[University of Arkansas]] in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, where he was a member of the [[Lambda Chi Alpha]] fraternity. He received his [[juris doctor]] degree from [[Columbia Law School]] in 1969. Walton |
Walton attended [[The College of Wooster]] and graduated from the [[University of Arkansas]] in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, where he was a member of the [[Lambda Chi Alpha]] fraternity. He received his [[juris doctor]] degree from [[Columbia Law School]] in 1969. Walton i also a trustee at The College of Wooster.<ref name="Serwer" /><ref name=TWB26RW75/> |
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After graduation, Walton became a member of the law firm that represented Walmart, Conner & Winters in Tulsa, Oklahoma.<ref name="Serwer" /> In 1978, he left Tulsa to join Walmart as a senior vice president,<ref name="Serwer" /> and in 1982, he was appointed vice chairman.<ref name="Ortega" /> He was named chairman of the board of directors on April 7, 1992, two days after his father's death.<ref>{{Cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/07/business/business-people-wal-mart-s-leadership-remains-in-the-family.html|title=Wal-Mart's Leadership Remains in the Family|author=Thomas C. Hayes|work=[[The New York Times]] |date =April 7, 1992}}</ref> |
After graduation, Walton became a member of the law firm that represented Walmart, Conner & Winters in Tulsa, Oklahoma.<ref name="Serwer" /> In 1978, he left Tulsa to join Walmart as a senior vice president,<ref name="Serwer" /> and in 1982, he was appointed vice chairman.<ref name="Ortega" /> He was named chairman of the board of directors on April 7, 1992, two days after his father's death.<ref>{{Cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/07/business/business-people-wal-mart-s-leadership-remains-in-the-family.html|title=Wal-Mart's Leadership Remains in the Family|author=Thomas C. Hayes|work=[[The New York Times]] |date =April 7, 1992}}</ref> |