Jack Hamilton (footballer, born 1928)

Jack Hamilton
Jack Hamilton
Personal information
Full name	John Clifford 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	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s)	Full-back
Playing career1
Years	Club
1948–1957	Collingwood
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Hamilton AM (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 was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the sport of Australian Football".^[2]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 141. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
^ "John Clifford Hamilton". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 6 November 2020.