Jack Blackman

Jack Blackman (29 January 1920 – 15 June 1978)[1][2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1940s.

Not to be confused with Jack Blackman (English footballer).

Jack Blackman
Personal information
Date of birth 29 January 1920
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 15 June 1978(1978-06-15) (aged 58)
Original team(s) Tooronga
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–40, 1944–46 Hawthorn 87 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Blackman was a centre half back and first played for Hawthorn in 1939. He did not play between 1940 and 1944 due to his war service in the Royal Australian Navy as a lieutenant.[3] When he returned in 1944 he did not miss a game all season and won Hawthorn's best and fairest.

In 1947, Blackman crossed to Victorian Football Association club Preston as captain-coach without a clearance.[4] He played there under throw-pass rules for three years, and he won the J. J. Liston Trophy in 1949. The following year he transferred to play for Horsham.[5]

References
  1. Blackman, Jack. "Jack Blackman". Ancestry. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. "Jack Blackman - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. "J. Bohan incurs League suspension". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 10 April 1947. p. 13.
  5. "Jack Blackman gets Clearance". 21 June 1950.


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