Jack Hamilton (Australian footballer)

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Jack Hamilton
Personal information
Full name Jack Hamilton
Date of birth (1928-11-15)15 November 1928
Place of birth Melbourne
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Place of death near Whittlesea
Original team(s) Ivanhoe Amateurs
Height/Weight 184 cm / 87 kg
Position(s) Full-back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948–1957 Collingwood 154 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957 season.

Jack Hamilton (15 November 1928 – 30 May 1990) was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before becoming a prominent administrator. [1]

Hamilton was known as a tough full-back who played with Collingwood Football Club in the VFL (later to be renamed as the Australian Football League) from 1948 to 1957 for a career total of 154 games and 16 goals. He also represented Victoria in one game.[1]

His administrative career spanned 29 years and included:

  • VFL Assistant Secretary 1957–1967,
  • VFL Manager Administration 1967–1977,
  • General Manager 1977–1984,
  • Chief Commissioner 1984–1986.[1]

Hamilton died in a car accident while travelling home from a weekend in the country.[1]

Hamilton was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.[1]

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