John Patrick "Chooka" Howell (16 March 1895 – 2 August 1971) was an

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footballer who played with South Melbourne in the

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. He is the father of Carlton Hall of Famer and premiership player Jack Howell. Howell was a tireless ruckman who played his first game for South Melbourne in 1915. The club didn't play in the following season due to the war but he returned to the club in 1917. The 1918 season was his finest, his final game in the VFL being that year's grand final win over Collingwood. He then joined Footscray who were competing in the VFA. He played for Footscray from 1919 to 1924, moving to Prahran, as captain-coach, in 1925. He was replaced as coach before the end of the season.

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. * He played for South Melbourne, against Collingwood, in the

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. * His son, Jack E. "Chooka" Howell played for

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, against Essendon, in the

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. * His grandson,

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played for Carlton, against Collingwood, in the

1981 VFL Grand Final The 1981 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1981. It was the 85th annual Grand Fin ...

References

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Jack P. Howell's playing statistics
from The VFA Project *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Howell, Jack 1895 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Sydney Swans players Sydney Swans premiership players Footscray Football Club (VFA) players Prahran Football Club players Prahran Football Club coaches 1971 deaths VFL/AFL premiership players People from Carlton North, Victoria