Jack Hester (footballer)

John Warwick Hester (1 July 1922 – 24 March 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jack Hester
Personal information
Full name John Warwick Hester
Date of birth (1922-07-01)1 July 1922
Place of birth Hawthorn, Victoria
Date of death 24 March 1999(1999-03-24) (aged 76)
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–48 Hawthorn 15 (15)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Prior to playing with Hawthorn, Hester served as a member of the 24th Battalion (Australia) in World War II.[2]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 390. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
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