Jack Blackman
Jack Blackman | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 29 January 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 15 June 1978 | (aged 58)||
Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
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 |
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.
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
[edit]- ^ Blackman, Jack. "Jack Blackman". Ancestry. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Jack Blackman - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "J. Bohan incurs League suspension". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 10 April 1947. p. 13.
- ^ "Jack Blackman gets Clearance". 21 June 1950.
External links
[edit]- Jack Blackman's playing statistics from AFL Tables