Robert Forrest Towns (March 17, 1938 – February 10, 2015) was an American football player and track and field athlete.
He went on to play football at the University of Georgia (UGA) from 1957–1959 and professionally with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Patriots.
Towns' athletic career began at Athens High School, where he played football and was recruited to run the hurdles on the track team.
Towns graduated from UGA with BBA and MBA degrees and was the Distinguished Military Graduate, a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Scabbard and Blade, Georgia Football Lettermen's Club, "G" Club, Gridiron Secret Society, and Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.
He also became active in numerous hereditary and lineage organizations and was the Historian General of the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution.