Jack Blackman
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Hawthorn, Victoria
Heidelberg, Victoria
| Jack Blackman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
29 January 1920 Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Died |
15 June 1978 (aged 58) Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team | 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) | |
| 1947-49 | Preston | 62 (21) | |
| 1950-53 | Horsham | ? (?) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| 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 as their captain-coach from 1950[5] to 1953.[6]
Blackman served in the Royal Australian Navy from 1940 to 1945.[7]
