Robert J. Hall was born on March 19, 1946 in Granada, Martin County, Minnesota. He was the son of Wilbur and Clara (Measor) Hall.

He attended the University of Minnesota.

On July 2, 1966, he married Patricia Smith at St James Lutheran Church in Northrop, MN. They had two children:

  1. Heather (Hall) Wiederhoeft

  2. Ryan Hall

Robert died on September 26, 2015 at the age of 69 in Fairmount, Martin County, MN.