Jack Graham (footballer)
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | May 7, 1916, |
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| Height and weight | 191cm / 99kg |
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| Debut | 1935, South Melbourne vs. , at |
| Team(s) | South Melbourne (1935-49)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1949 season | |
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Jack Graham (born May 7, 1916) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1930s and 40s.
Graham was utility player but played mostly as a ruckman. Over the course of his career he was one of the few players who used the the place kick and he played in losing grand finals with South Melbourne in 1936 and 1945. He polled well in a couple of Brownlow Medal counts with a seventh placing in 1937 and an equal sixth in 1941. Graham won the Champion of the Season award in 1945, the last ever given out. He later served as coach of South Adelaide and also played briefly for the club.
His son Ricky Graham and grandson Ben Graham both became league footballers at Geelong.
