Forrest Hood James, Jr., known as Fob James (born September 15, 1934), is an American politician, a civil engineer, and an All-American half-back. He served two terms as the 48th Governor of Alabama, from 1979 to 1983 as a Democrat, and again from 1995 to 1999 as a Republican.
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