About Cocky Hahn
Lived 1886 – 1948 (aged 62). Cocky Hahn was a rugby union player, linguist and military personnel.
Carl Hugo Linsingen Hahn (7 January 1886 – 27 September 1948), known as Cocky Hahn, was a South African international rugby union player.
Hahn was the son of a Lutheran minister and grandson of Baltic German missionary Carl Hugo Hahn. His mother was also of German ancestry. He may have been born in South West Africa (sources vary), but did grow up in Paarl, and was educated at Paarl Boys' High School.
A wing three–quarter, Hahn represented Transvaal and in 1910 was capped for the Springboks on the right wing for all three Test matches in their 2–1 series win over the visiting Great British team (now known as the Lions). He scored the winning try on his debut match at the Wanderers Ground in Johannesburg.
Hahn served with the Imperial Light Horse in World War I.
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Who was Cocky Hahn?
rugby player
When was Cocky Hahn born?
Cocky Hahn was born on 7 January 1886.
When did Cocky Hahn die?
Cocky Hahn died on 26 September 1948.
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Cocky Hahn was a rugby union player, linguist and military personnel.
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