Name Jack Lindwall | ||
Died 2000, Connells Point, Sydney, Australia | ||
Jack Lindwall (1918-2000) was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s. A prolific try-scoring three-quarter back, he played his entire New South Wales Rugby Football League career with the St. George club. He is also the older brother of Australian Cricket Hall of Fame inaugural inductee and fellow rugby league player, Ray Lindwall.
At St.George, Lindwall set records for both most tries and points in a match. He scored 5 tries in a match on 5 different occasions. He scored 6 tries in a match against Manly-Warringag in 1947 and also kicked 9 goals in the same match, scoring a club record of 36 points in a match. He also played in St. George's Grand Final teams of 1942 and 1946 and retired as the club's all-time top try-scorer, a record not surpassed until the 1960s.
Lindwall was awarded Life Membership of the St. George Dragons in 1994. He died in June 2000.