Bob Hannah (baseball)

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

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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