Jack Barker (Australian rules footballer)

Jack Barker
Personal information
Date of birth	23 December 1917
Date of death	29 October 1989 (aged 71)
Original team(s)	Woodend
Height/Weight	185cm / 98 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1937-1945	Hawthorn	113 (21)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945 season.

Jack Barker (23 December 1917 – 29 October 1989)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL. Barker was a centre half back and won Hawthorn's 'Best and Fairest' award in 1942. Off the field he worked as a fireman and once played a game despite suffering smoke inhalation the previous night.

References

1. "Jack Barker - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

External links

• Jack Barker's statistics from AFL Tables