Bob Hannah., University of Delaware
Baseball Coach – 1965-2000
One of the most respected and successful coaches in the history of collegiate baseball, Bob Hannah won more games than any coach in any sport in University of Delaware history. Hannah led the Hens to a 36-yard mark of 1,053-464-6 between 1965-2000, ranking in the top-25 all-time in college history for wins. He guided his teams to 12 NCAA regional appearances, 22 conference titles and the school’s only College World Series appearance in 1970. Hannah led Delaware teams to MAC regular-season titles in 1970, 1973 and 1974 before moving to the East Coast Conference (ECC). His teams suffered just two losing seasons and won 20 or more games 29 times, including a string of five-straight 40-win seasons. Hannah was a five-time NCAA District Coach of the Year and nine-time conference coach of the Year. He coached 25 all-Americans and 33 Major League Baseball Draft selections. The University of Delaware baseball stadium is named in his honor. He was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1991, was a charter member of the Delaware Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994 and was selected to the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1997. Hannah was then inducted into the University of Delaware athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.
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