Bob Hannah is a former college baseball coach who served as head coach of the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens baseball team from 1965 to 2000.

Playing career

Hannah played basketball and baseball at Wesley College in Dover, Delaware in the 1950s.

Coaching career

During his tenure, he was one of the most successful intercollegiate baseball coaches in the country, producing over 1,000 wins in a 35-year career. Hannah's baseball teams have had many successful season including eight straight 30 win seasons from 1976–1983 and five straight 40 win seasons from 1994–1998. Hannah has coached many Major League Baseball players including pitcher Steve Taylor who was a No. 1 draft pick of the New York Yankees in 1977. In 2000, the Delaware Baseball Stadium was renamed Bob Hannah Stadium in his honor.[1]

Hannah was named America East Coach of the Year five times, a conference record.

References

  1. ↑ "A Long-time baseball coach announces retirement". UPDATE. Retrieved 2013-05-17.


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