Robert Teahan was considered the finest athlete of his day at Bridgewater State College. For four seasons he competed in soccer, basketball and baseball. He was also the first president of the Bridgewater State Varsity Club.

Following his athletic career at BSC, Bob had an outstanding professional career at Whitman High School (1950-75) where he coached basketball and football in addition to being the school's athletic director. He is also a former state representative for the town of Whitman. Bob was also a personnel scout for the New England Patriots football organization. Bob passed away in 1997.