Robert Forhan

Robert Norman "Bob" Forhan (March 27, 1936 – June 3, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger and politician who competed in the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics.

Robert Forhan
Born (1936-03-27)March 27, 1936
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Died June 3, 2018(2018-06-03) (aged 82)
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Position Winger
Played for Greensboro Generals
Cleveland Barons
Playing career 1953–1969
Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Silver medal – second place 1960 Squaw Valley Ice hockey

Early life

Born in Newmarket, Ontario, Forhan played for the Guelph Biltmores, Sudbury Wolves, Greensboro Generals, Cleveland Barons.

Career

Forhan won a silver medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in ice hockey. He finished fourth at the 1964 Winter Olympics in ice hockey.

After his playing career, Forhan became a high school teacher and then embarked on a political career from the 1970s to 1996. He served on the Newmarket Town Council, mayor of Newmarket, chair of the Regional Municipality of York (1978 to 1984) and chief administrative officer of the Regional Municipality of York from 1978 to 1995.

In 2010 he was one of the seven "inaugural inductees to the Newmarket Sports Hall of Fame."[1]

Personal life

Forham died on June 3, 2018, at the age of 82.[2]

References
  1. "Meet sports Class of 2010". YorkRegion.com. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Bob Forhan - Sunday, June 3rd, 2018". www.roadhouseandrose.com.


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