Quinn was made a life member of the Port Adelaide Football Club in 1944.
When Port Adelaide gained admission to the Australian Football League Quinn was named as joint number one ticket holder for 1997.
Quinn was an inaugural member of the Port Adelaide Football Club Hall of Fame in 1998.
 Quinn was made a life member of the SANFL in 2002.
Quinn was an inaugural inductee into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

The northern gate of Adelaide Oval is named in honour of Bob Quinn.
When the new Alberton Oval grandstand was built in 1972, it was named the RB Quinn Stand in his honour.

The Bob Quinn medal, first awarded in 2002, is bestowed to the best player on ground at the annual SANFL ANZAC Day match.

South Australian sports journalist Ray Barber described Bob Quinn as being "beautifully balanced, a two sided player with great courage, a splendid ground player with a 'daisy cutter' stab pass that made him a legend."

Tim Ginever, former Port Adelaide captain, stated regarding Bob Quinn that "If you talk to a lot of people of that era, they still say he's the best player of the footy club."

West Adelaide captain John Taylor Jnr, opponent of Bob Quinn in his final game said that Bob was "The best captain I've ever seen and the best the State has ever had.'

Triple Brownlow and Sandover medalist Haydn Bunton Sr considered Bob Quinn to be the best South Australian player he had seen and one of the best players he had come across during his career describing him as being "A beautiful rover, polished and with a ton of guts.
He was a model to the SA sides in how to dish it out and take it with Victorian teams."
Quinn was made a life member of the Port Adelaide Football Club in 1944. When Port Adelaide gained admission to the Australian Football League Quinn was named as joint number one ticket holder for 1997. Quinn was an inaugural member of the Port Adelaide Football Club Hall of Fame in 1998.  Quinn was made a life member of the SANFL in 2002. Quinn was an inaugural inductee into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
The northern gate of Adelaide Oval is named in honour of Bob Quinn. When the new Alberton Oval grandstand was built in 1972, it was named the RB Quinn Stand in his honour.
The Bob Quinn medal, first awarded in 2002, is bestowed to the best player on ground at the annual SANFL ANZAC Day match.
South Australian sports journalist Ray Barber described Bob Quinn as being "beautifully balanced, a two sided player with great courage, a splendid ground player with a 'daisy cutter' stab pass that made him a legend."
Tim Ginever, former Port Adelaide captain, stated regarding Bob Quinn that "If you talk to a lot of people of that era, they still say he's the best player of the footy club."
West Adelaide captain John Taylor Jnr, opponent of Bob Quinn in his final game said that Bob was "The best captain I've ever seen and the best the State has ever had.'
Triple Brownlow and Sandover medalist Haydn Bunton Sr considered Bob Quinn to be the best South Australian player he had seen and one of the best players he had come across during his career describing him as being "A beautiful rover, polished and with a ton of guts. He was a model to the SA sides in how to dish it out and take it with Victorian teams."
Bob Quinn (Australian footballer)