Jack Howell (footballer)

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Jack Howell
Personal information
Birth August 31, 1924,
Recruited from Chelsea, Melbourne
Height and weight 192 cm, 91 kg
Death June, 1994,
Playing career¹
Debut May 16, 1942, Carlton vs. South Melbourne, at Princes Park
Team(s) Carlton (1942-44, 1946-50, 1952-54)

137 games, 246 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season
Career highlights

  • Carlton Premiers 1947
  • Carlton Best & Fairest 1946, 1948
  • Carlton Club Leading Goalkicker 1952 (42)
  • All Australian 1953
  • Carlton Hall of Fame (1991)

Jack E. "Chooka" Howell (August 31, 1924 - June, 1994), nicknamed "Chooka" (as was his father) from his distinctive gait, was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

[edit] Three generations of Grand Final players

He has the distinction of being a member of the only three-generation set of participants in a VFL/AFL Grand Final.

His father Jack P. "Chooka" Howell, the 1918 "Champion of the Colony", played for South Melbourne, against Collingwood, in the 1918 Grand Final.

This Jack "Chooka" Howell played for Carlton, against Essendon, in the 1947 Grand Final.

His son, Scott Howell played for Carlton, against Collingwood, in the 1981 Grand Final.

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