John James Kennedy Jr. (born 22 November 1959) is a former

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er, the son of former

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footballer, coach John Kennedy Sr. and the father of Josh Kennedy, who plays for the

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. Kennedy was a four-time premiership player for

. In 1993, Kennedy was appointed as assistant coach to

Peter Knights Peter Knights (born 30 March 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who represented in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Widely regarded as one of Australian football's finest centre half-backs, despite suffering numerous in ...

at the

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. In 1995, Kennedy was elected to the board of directors of the Hawthorn Football Club. He is no longer a member. Kennedy played a total of 241 games for Hawthorn, placing him 11th in the list of the most club matches in Hawthorn history at the end of the 2005 season. Kennedy is also of an Italian descent through his maternal grandparents.

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* * 1959 births Hawthorn Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club Premiership players Hawthorn Football Club administrators De La Salle OC Amateur Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Living people Victorian State of Origin players Australian people of Irish descent Australian people of Italian descent Sportspeople of Italian descent Four-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub