Career
Kann, who went to Melbourne High School, started out in the Hawthorn Colts. He played senior football at Hawthorn for six seasons, from 1954 to 1959. A defender, Kann was part of Hawthorn"s historic 1957 side, which qualified for the VFL finals for the first time in the club"s history.
Over the next two years, Kann made only seven league appearances, but did captain the Hawthorn reserves to the 1958 and 1959 premierships.
In 1960, Kann was captain-coach of Moorabbin, which finished the regular season in sixth position, to make the Victorian Football Association finals. They were eliminated from the finals by Yarraville, at the quarter-final stage.
Also a district cricketer, Kann played for the Fitzroy Cricket Club and in his youth represented the Victorian Schoolboys.