Bob Hannah

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Bob Hannah

Biographical Information[edit]

Bob Hannah was 1,053-463-6 as head coach of the University of Delaware from 1965-2000. He set the school record for wins (regardless of sport), won 22 conference titles, 9 conference Coach of the Year honors and took the team to the 1970 College World Series. He was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (1991), University of Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame (2003) and Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame (2019). He coached several future major leaguers, including Kevin Mench and Tommy Herr.

Hannah was the head coach of Delaware's freshman team in 1963-1964, and he co-authored "University of Delaware Baseball Notebook" with Tubby Raymond in 1964. The 85 page book has chapters on fundamentals for hitting pitching and fielding at each position.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record[edit]

Year School Overall Record Conference Record Notes
1965 University of Delaware 12-9-1
1966 University of Delaware 10-13
1967 University of Delaware 10-9
1968 University of Delaware 15-8
1969 University of Delaware 15-9 7-3
1970 University of Delaware 22-6 9-1 CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1971 University of Delaware 16-6 7-3
1972 University of Delaware 15-13 4-6
1973 University of Delaware 25-6 9-1
1974 University of Delaware 25-8-1 8-2
1975 University of Delaware 28-6 7-1
1976 University of Delaware 31-19 9-1
1977 University of Delaware 32-18 9-3 ECC
1978 University of Delaware 33-17 10-3 ECC / CWS Regionals
1979 University of Delaware 38-14 10-2 ECC / CWS Regionals
1980 University of Delaware 33-13 11-1 ECC / CWS Regionals
1981 University of Delaware 33-16 12-1 ECC
1982 University of Delaware 38-9-1 10-3 ECC / CWS Regionals
1983 University of Delaware 37-16 12-2 ECC / CWS Regionals
1984 University of Delaware 24-16-1 7-5 ECC
1985 University of Delaware 37-11-1 12-2 ECC
1986 University of Delaware 28-12-1 10-4 ECC
1987 University of Delaware 24-18 11-3 ECC
1988 University of Delaware 35-12 11-3 ECC
1989 University of Delaware 20-21 11-3 ECC
1990 University of Delaware 26-11 12-2 ECC
1991 University of Delaware 34-8 15-3 ECC
1992 University of Delaware 39-14 20-8 CWS Regionals
1993 University of Delaware 28-21 14-12 North Atlantic
1994 University of Delaware 41-13 20-2 North Atlantic
1995 University of Delaware 45-14 19-3 North Atlantic
1996 University of Delaware 44-12 19-5 North Atlantic / CWS Regionals
1997 University of Delaware 45-10 19-3 America East
1998 University of Delaware 43-10 22-2 America East / CWS Regionals
1999 University of Delaware 35-25 19-9 America East / CWS Regionals
2000 University of Delaware 37-20 19-5 America East / CWS Regionals