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Bob Hank

Bob Hank, Australian footballer and coach (died 2012)

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Born
June 19, 1923
Died
June 14, 2012
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1923

About Bob Hank

Robert William "Bob" Hank grew up in and lived in Lockleys and was an Australian rules footballer who played for West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Hank's brilliant start to his career continued in 1946 with the first of back-to-back Magarey Medals – the SANFL's highest individual award for the "fairest and most brilliant" player. Throughout his career Hank was known for his fine ball handling and his distinctive left foot drop-kicks. In total Hank won the West Torrens' best and fairest award nine times (six in a row between 1945 and 1950). Bob Hank was awarded life membership of the West Torrens Football Club for his services to the club while still a player in 1953.

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Bob Hank timeline

  1. In total Hank won the West Torrens' best and fairest award nine times (six in a row between 1945 and 1950).
  2. Hank's brilliant start to his career continued in 1946 with the first of back-to-back Magarey Medals – the SANFL's highest individual award for the "fairest and most brilliant" player.
  3. Bob Hank was awarded life membership of the West Torrens Football Club for his services to the club while still a player in 1953.

The world when Bob Hank was born

Bob Hank was born in 1923. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1923

  • #1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
  • Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
  • Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
  • Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
  • Defining fadDance marathons
  • Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
  • World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bob Hank's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19232026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$3,380$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population111.9M341 million

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