Jack Hamilton was an Australian rules football

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Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 player in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL) before becoming a prominent administrator.

Hamilton was known as a tough full-back who played with Collingwood Football Club

Collingwood Football Club

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in the VFL (later to be renamed as the Australian Football League) from 1948 to 1957 for a career total of 154 games and 16 goals. He also represented Victoria in one game.

His administrative career spanned 29 years and included:

• VFL Assistant Secretary 1957-1967,
• VFL Manager Administration 1967-1977,
• General Manager 1977-1984,
• Chief Commissioner 1984-1986.

Hamilton was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.