Jack Howell (footballer)

Jack Howell
Jack Howell
Personal information
Full name	John Edmund Howell
Date of birth	31 August 1924
Place of birth	Spotswood, Victoria
Date of death	12 June 1994 (aged 69)
Original team(s)	Chelsea
Debut	16 May 1942, Carlton vs. South Melbourne, at Princes Park
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1942–1954	Carlton
1954–1956	Oakleigh (VFA)
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Career highlights
	Carlton best and fairest: 1946 & 1948; Carlton premiership player: 1947; Carlton leading goalkicker: 1952 (42); All-Australian team 1953; Carlton Hall of Fame: 1991 inductee;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fullname John Edmund Howell

Date of birth 31 August 1924

Date of death 12 June 1994 (aged 69)

John Edmund "Chooka" Howell (31 August 1924 – 12 June 1994), nicknamed "Chooka" (as was his father) from his distinctive gait, was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

v t e Carlton Football Club 1947 VFL premiers
Carlton 13.8 (86) defeated Essendon 11.19 (85), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Hands 3. Bennett 5. Bailey 6. Henfry (c) 7. Turner 8. Fitzgibbon 10. Stafford 12. Williams 13. Howell 15. Brown 20. Garby 21. Baxter 23. Deacon 25. Baird 26. Clark 27. Grieve 28. Davies 29. Greenshields 33. Green 35. Conley
Coach: Bentley

v t e 1947 Sporting Life All-Australian
Defenders Max Oppy (Richmond) Shane McGrath (Melbourne) Perc Bushby (Essendon) Wally Lock (Melbourne) Wally Buttsworth (Essendon) Bert Deacon (Carlton)
Midfielders Sam Gallagher (Norwood) Ern Henfry (Carlton) Billy King (South Melbourne)
Forwards Bill Hutchison (Essendon) Gordon Lane (Essendon) Bob Hank (West Torrens) Jack Howell (Carlton) Fred Fanning (Melbourne) Lou Richards (Collingwood)
Followers Merv McIntosh (Perth) Don Cordner (Melbourne) Bob Quinn (Port Adelaide) (Captain)

v t e 1948 Sporting Life Team of the Year
Defenders Charlie Sutton (Footscray) Shane McGrath (Melbourne) Bob McClure (Essendon) Marcel Hilsz (Perth) Bert Deacon (Carlton) Len Fitzgerald (Collingwood)
Midfielders Stan Heal (West Perth) Bill Twomey Jr. (Collingwood) Noel Jarvis (Fitzroy)
Forwards Bill Hutchison (Essendon) Jack Howell (Carlton) Bob Hank (West Torrens) Bill Morris (Richmond) Lindsay White (Geelong) Lou Richards (Collingwood)
Followers Merv McIntosh (Perth) Les McClements (Claremont) Jack Sheedy (East Fremantle)

v t e 1949 Sporting Life Team of the Year
Defenders Charlie Sutton (Footscray) Shane McGrath (Melbourne) Don Cordner (Melbourne) Marcel Hilsz (Perth) Bert Deacon (Carlton) Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)
Midfielders Des Healey (Collingwood) Ern Henfry (Carlton) Stan Heal (West Perth)
Forwards Bob Hank (West Torrens) Fred Flanagan (Geelong) Les Foote (North Melbourne) Bill Morris (Richmond) John Coleman (Essendon) Jack Sheedy (East Fremantle)
Followers Jack Howell (Carlton) Merv McIntosh (Perth) Steve Marsh (South Fremantle)

v t e 1953 Sporting Life Team of the Year
Defenders Bernie Smith (Geelong) Herb Henderson (Footscray) Merv McIntosh (Perth) Jack Collins (Footscray) Len Fitzgerald (Sturt) Des Rowe (Richmond)
Midfielders Des Healey (Collingwood) Jack Clarke (Essendon) Jack Lynch (West Adelaide)
Forwards Bob Rose (Collingwood) Jack Howell (Carlton) Jim Deane (South Adelaide) Roy Wright (Richmond) John Coleman (Essendon) Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Followers Ken Hands (Carlton) John Leedham (North Launceston) Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

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v t e 1953 All-Australian team
South Australia Neil Davies (Glenelg) Len Fitzgerald (Sturt) Bob Hank (West Torrens) Jack Lynch (West Adelaide) John Marriott (Norwood) Clayton Thompson (Sturt)
Tasmania John Leedham (North Launceston)
Victoria (VFA) Ted Henrys (Preston) Frank Johnson (Port Melbourne)
Victoria Jack Clarke (Essendon) John Coleman (Essendon) Des Healey (Collingwood) Jack Howell (Carlton) Bill Hutchison (Essendon) Bob Rose (Collingwood) Bernie Smith (Geelong)
Western Australia Jack "Stork" Clarke (East Fremantle) Steve Marsh (South Fremantle) Merv McIntosh (Perth) Frank Sparrow (Swan Districts)