Robert Munro Hannah

Robert “Bob” Hannah was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in 1925. He served in the Canadian Infantry Corps from 1943 to 1946 after which he attended McMaster University where he was the Basketball Team Captain in 1948. Hannah taught high school in Haileybury, Ontario for two years and then moved to Kitchener Collegiate Institute where he taught for 34 years from 1951 to 1985.

As a teacher, basketball coach, cheer leader and sports announcer, Hannah earned the designation among area basketball enthusiasts as “Mr. Basketball” . At his home school, he was known as “Mr. KCI”. Hannah symbolized participation, vitality and the ongoing effort to improve.

Hannah was the recipient of the Stewart Award for Teacher Excellence in 1977.

Hannah was married for forty-six years to Ruth and they have two children and five grandchildren. He was active in his church community and continued his love of teaching and sports after retirement, by coaching grades seven and eight boys’ basketball.