Robert "Hurricane" Hannah was one of the most successful motocross racers in American history. He won a total of seven AMA national championships. In 1976, Yamaha took a chance on the 19-year-old Hannah, who was largely unknown outside of the local Southern California motocross scene. Yamaha signed Hannah to race the 125cc outdoor nationals. He started out the year by winning all 5 races in the 500cc class at the Florida Winternational Series, but his real strength was on the 125cc bikes at the outdoor motocross circuits. He won five of the eight 125cc nationals that year en route to the championship. In 1977, Hannah hopped aboard a Yamaha 250 and won the AMA Supercross Championship in impressive fashion, taking six of the 10 rounds. He would go on to win the AMA Supercross title for three straight years. In 1978, Hannah moved up to the 250cc ranks in the outdoor nationals with devastating results for his competition. He won a record eight consecutive 250 outdoor nationals, a record that still stood at the time of Hannah?s 1999 Motorcycle Hall of Fame induction. 

September 26th, 1956 in Lancaster (Age 68)