Jack Hammond (footballer)

John "Jack" Hammond (30 September 1884 – 5 June 1971) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jack Hammond
Personal information
Full name John Hammond
Date of birth (1884-09-30)30 September 1884
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 5 June 1971(1971-06-05) (aged 86)
Place of death East Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Northcote (MJFA).
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1906 Carlton 2 (1)
1907 Melbourne 2 (2)
Total 4 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1907.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Thomas Hammond, and Ann Hammond, née Williams, John Hammond was born on 30 September 1884. Two of his brothers, Charlie Hammond (1886-1936), and Billy Hammond (1887-1919) also played VFL football.

He married Millicent Evelyn Iverson (1897-1960) in 1921.

Football

During a Melbourne practice match against VFA club Hawthorn, on 13 April 1908 at the MCG, Hammond slipped and fell heavily to the ground, fracturing his right leg below the knee.[2] He never played again.

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 339. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. Football Accident: Player's Leg Broken, The Herald, (Saturday, 11 April 1908), p.6; Footballer Injured, The Argus, (Monday, 13 April 1908), p.9.
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