Jack Hawkins (born 21 May 1954) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played 182 games for

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

from

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

. He is the father of current Geelong forward Tom Hawkins.Le Grand, C. "Geelong's latest next big thing", ''The Australian'', 9 March 2007, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/geelongs-latest-next-big-thing/story-e6frg7mx-1111113122672 Accessed 27 January 2010. Hawkins made his

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL) debut against Collingwood in Round 3 1973 and immediately became a leading player for Geelong.''Jack Hawkins'', ''AFL Tables'' http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jack_Hawkins.html Accessed 28 January 2010 Hawkins had his most successful season in

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

, playing 24 games and polling 22

Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...

votes, finishing twelfth behind winner

Graham Moss Graham Frank Moss (born 14 May 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for the Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). A ...

. Hawkins was known as 'Jumping Jack' for his incredible vertical leap when jumping for a mark. He also won the State High Jump competition. Hawkins' brothers

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and

Robb Hawkins Robb Hawkins (born 10 October 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer, playing with Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League. Hawkins ...

also both played for Geelong, but each for just a single season. Jack's wife, Jennie, is the daughter of another former Geelong player, Fred Le Deux.

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* 1954 births Geelong Football Club players Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Finley Football Club players Living people People educated at Melbourne Grammar School {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub