Jack Hamilton (footballer)

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Jack Hamilton
Personal information
Date of birth	(1928-11-28)28 November 1928
Date of death	30 May 1990(1990-05-30) (aged 61)
Place of death	near Whittlesea
Original team	Ivanhoe Amateurs
Height/Weight	184 cm / 87 kg
Position(s)	Full-back
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1948-1957	Collingwood	154 (16)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1957 season.

Jack Hamilton (28 November 1928 – 30 May 1990) was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before becoming a prominent administrator.

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.

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.

Hamilton was killed in an car accident whilst travelling to a football match.

Hamilton was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

References

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

Persondata
Name	Hamilton, Jack
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	28 November 1928
Place of birth	morwell
Date of death	30 May 1990
Place of death	kinglake

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