John Edmund "Chooka" Howell (31 August 1924 – 12 June 1994), nicknamed "Chooka" (as was his father) from his distinctive gait, was an
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 in the
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).
Three generations of grand final players
He has the distinction of being a member of the only three-generation set of participants in a VFL/AFL Grand Final.
His father
Jack P. "Chooka" Howell played for
South Melbourne
South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...
, against Collingwood, in the
1918 Grand Final.
This Jack "Chooka" Howell played for Carlton, against Essendon, in the
1947 Grand Final.
His son,
Scott Howell Scott Howell may refer to:
* Scott Howell (footballer) (born 1958), Australian rules footballer
* Scott Howell (political consultant), American conservative political consultant
* Scott Howell (politician) (born 1953), candidate for the United St ...
played for Carlton, against Collingwood, in the
1981 Grand Final.
External links
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Jack Howell's playing statisticsfrom The VFA Project
Blueseum Biography Jack "Chooka" Howell
1924 births
1994 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Carlton Football Club players
Carlton Football Club Premiership players
John Nicholls Medal winners
Oakleigh Football Club players
Oakleigh Football Club coaches
Chelsea Football Club (Australia) players
All-Australians (1953–1988)
One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
People from the City of Hobsons Bay
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