Jack O'Keefe (29 September 1915 – 8 March 2000)
was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Melbourne
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,
Hawthorn and
South Melbourne
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in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
(VFL). O'Keefe was a reserve in Melbourne's
1939 Grand Final win in his first season. He was a premiership player again in his next two seasons before moving to Hawthorn in 1943. After 33 games with the Hawks he finished his career with a season at South Melbourne.
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1915 births
2000 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Melbourne Football Club players
Hawthorn Football Club players
Sydney Swans players
Northcote Football Club players
Melbourne Football Club premiership players
VFL/AFL premiership players
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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