John 'Jack' Lynch was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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...

er who played with West Adelaide

West Adelaide Football Club

West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the clubs home base is City Mazda Stadium located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.-Early Years :West Adelaide was formed in...

 in the SANFL

South Australian National Football League

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 during the late 1940s and 1950s.

Lynch, a wingman, started out at West Adelaide in 1948 and won their 'Best and fairest' in his final season. He was a strong performer at interstate level, representing South Australia on a total of 16 occasions and earning All-Australian selection at the 1953 Adelaide Carnival

1953 Adelaide Carnival

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. He also twice selected in the 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year.

In 2006 he was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame

South Australian Football Hall of Fame

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.