Robert Forhan
Robert Forhan | |||
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Born |
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | March 27, 1936||
Died |
June 3, 2018 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | (aged 82)||
Position | Winger | ||
Played for |
Greensboro Generals Cleveland Barons |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Ice hockey | ||
Representing Canada | ||
1960 Squaw Valley | Ice hockey |
Robert Norman "Bob" Forhan (March 27, 1936 – June 3, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics.
Early years and hockey career
Born in Newmarket, Ontario, Forhan won a silver medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in ice hockey. He finished fourth at the 1964 Winter Olympics in ice hockey.
Forhan played for the Guelph Biltmores, Sudbury Wolves, Greensboro Generals, Cleveland Barons.
Post-hockey career
After his playing career Forhan became a high school teacher and then embarked on a political career from the 1970s to 1996: on Newmarket Town Council (as Town Councillor and then Mayor from 1971 to 1978), Chair of York Region (1978-1984) and Chief Administrative Officer of York Region from 1978 to 1995.
In 2010 he was one of the 7 "inaugural inductees to the Newmarket Sports Hall of Fame."[1] He died on June 3, 2018 at the age of 82.[2]
References
- ^ "Meet sports Class of 2010". YorkRegion.com. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Bob Forhan - Sunday, June 3rd, 2018". www.roadhouseandrose.com.
External links
- 1936 births
- 2018 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Mayors of Newmarket, Ontario
- Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players of Canada
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Sportspeople from Newmarket, Ontario
- Sportspeople from Ontario
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1930s births stubs
- Canadian Olympic medalist stubs
- Ontario mayor stubs