Jack Grant
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | September 24, 1915, |
| Recruited from | Chilwell |
| Height and weight | 183 cm / 82 kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1935, Geelong vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Geelong (1935-41) (1945-46)
Fitzroy (1942-43)
Total - 145 Games, 157 Goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 1946 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Jack Grant (born September 24, 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Fitzroy in the VFL.
Grant usually played on the half forward or half back flanks. He had exceptional pace, winning the 1938, 130-yard Stawell Gift in eleven and eleven-sixteenths of a second, off a handicap of 11½ yards.
A member of Geelong's premiership team in 1937, Grant won their best and fairest award in 1939 and was their leading goalkicker in 1940 with 47 goals. In 1942 he moved to Fitzroy and spent two seasons with the club, topping their goalkicking in 1942 with 43 goals. He returned to Geelong in 1945 and captained them the following season.
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