Bob Hahn
Robert M. Hahn was a professional basketball player who spent one season in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Stags during the 1949–50 season. He attended North Carolina State University.
N.C. State basketball's 6'10" Center, #82 Bob Hahn of Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Harlem Globetrotters … Thomas Gomez, Dorothy Dandridge, Bill Walker, Angela Clarke. Young Bill Townsend drops out of college to join the famous independent Trotter team. He also finds romance along the way. "Goose" Tatum and fancy dribbler Marcus Haynes were the star players of the Globetrotters at the time and Abe Saperstein was the owner. Tatum, Haynes, Babe Presley, Ermer Robinson, Duke Cumberland, Clarence Wilson, Pop Gates, Frank Washington, Ted Strong and other current team members appear in the film as themselves. Also featured is a lot of actual game footage including their famous "Sweet Georgia Brown" warm-up routine.
Career
Ann Arbor High School - Michigan
1946-47 North Carolina State University
1948-49 North Carolina State University
1949-50 Chicago Stags
1950-51 United States Stars - Official opponents for Harlem Globetrotters tour
Born to Gustave and Elfreda Hahn, Hahn attended Ann Arbor HS before heading off to NC State. He missed his sophomore year due to academic reasons, but the 6'10 senior returned for the 1948-49 seasons. He left NC State and played in for the Chicago Stags in the NBA. After his short stint with the Stags, he toured with the Globetrotters in Europe and Africa. He then returned to Ann Arbor and worked for many years at Sears.
He married Joline Howard in 1951. They had one son, Michael Hahn, and 4 grandchildren. He died in July of 2009.
