Personal
Folk was born to Anton and Kathryn Folk. His father Tony, who was born in Austria to Bavarian parents, works as an accountant while his mother is a pediatrician. Folk is a direct descendant from the Mayflower as William Bradford was his "mother's umpteenth-great grandfather." Folk is also a dual citizen of the United States and Germany, where his father grew up before immigrating to the United States.
Folk has two younger brothers Erik and Gregory. Erik is currently the placekicker for the University of Washington Huskies Football team. Greg was a standout soccer player for UCLA and has spent time playing with Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Folk's cousin, Blake Robinson, was diagnosed with NF when he was only eighteen months old. Folk partnered with the Children’s Tumor Foundation to support the research of NF.
Folk majored in marketing at Arizona.
Folk is an avid soccer fan. He has attended New York Red Bulls games and is a member of the Viking Army Supporters Club.
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