Jack Hamilton (Australian footballer)

Jack Hamilton
Personal information
Full name	Jack Hamilton
Date of birth	15 November 1928
Place of birth	Melbourne
Date of death	30 May 1990 (aged 61)
Place of death	near Whittlesea
Original team(s)	Ivanhoe Amateurs
Height/Weight	184 cm / 87 kg
Position(s)	Full-back
Playing career^1
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]

References

1. Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 141. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.

External links

• Jack Hamilton's statistics from AFL Tables
• AFL Hall of Fame