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Robert Clayton Lanier (March 10, 1925 – December 20, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. He served as the mayor of the city of Houston , Texas, from 1992 to 1998. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living mayor in Houston.
The following is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. Until 2015, the term of the mayor was two years. Beginning with the tenure of Bob Lanier, the city charter imposed term limits on officeholders of no more than three terms (six years total). On November 3, 2015, voters approved ...
Lanier owned and operated Bob Lanier Enterprises, Inc., a promotional marketing company which was a member of the Proforma network. [39] Lanier was a spokesperson and chairman of the NBA's "Stay In School" program (later renamed Read to Achieve) from 1989 to 1994. [4] From 2005 to 2022, Lanier was the NBA Cares Global Ambassador.
Bob Lanier, one of the greatest Detroit Pistons ever, passed away Tuesday at 73. He's an all-time great center who also built a legacy off the court. Detroit Pistons legends remember Bob Lanier as ...
Bob Lanier, the former Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks center who averaged more than 20 points and 10 rebounds per game during a dominant Hall of Fame career, has died at age 73. The eight ...
Bob Lanier defeated five term incumbent mayor Kathy Whitmire. A run-off election was held on December 7, 1991. Most white voters of all economic levels voted for Lanier. His strongest tallies came from affluent neighborhoods like River Oaks, Meyerland, Uptown, Memorial and Sharpstown; in those areas he won with 60 to 65 percent or more of the ...
Bob Lanier died Tuesday at the age of 73. Let's take a moment to remember some of his best performances with the Detroit Pistons. NBA Hall of Famer Bob Lanier's 5 most memorable games with Detroit ...
Due to this, Adams began to lobby Mayor Bob Lanier for a new stadium. However, Lanier turned down the request almost out of hand. Lanier knew that Houstonians were not willing to spend money for a brand-new stadium less than a decade after helping pay for heavily renovating the Astrodome. [7]