Full name Jack Hamilton Name Jack Hamilton | Place of death near Whittlesea Place of birth Melbourne | |
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Date of birth (1928-11-15)15 November 1928 Date of death 30 May 1990(1990-05-30) (aged 61) | ||
Original team(s) Ivanhoe Amateurs | ||
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Jack Hamilton (15 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:
Hamilton died in a car accident while travelling home from a weekend in the country.
Hamilton was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
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