Full name John Mahon 1961-1965 Collingwood Years Club | Height/Weight 180 cm / 84 kg Original team(s) Xavier College Name John Mahon | |
Date of birth (1940-02-12)12 February 1940 | ||
John Mahon (born 12 February 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.
After playing 30 games in his two years at Collingwood, Mahon injured his ankle in 1963 and made just one appearance that season. He recovered to play all 23 games in 1964 and was Collingwood's centre half-back in the grand final side which lost to Melbourne.
He played one more season with Collingwood and then joined Victorian Football Association club Prahran.
The Mahon family used to own the Yarra Hotel in Abbotsford.
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