Jack Blackman

Jack Blackman was an Australian [rules football]er who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1940s.
Blackman was a centre half back and first played for Hawthorn in 1939. He did not play between 1940 and 1944 due to his war service in the Royal [Australian Navy] as a lieutenant. When he returned in 1944 he did not miss a game all season and won Hawthorn's Peter [Crimmins Medal|best and fairest].
In 1947, Blackman crossed to Victorian Football Association club Preston [Football Club (VFA)|Preston] as captain-coach without a clearance. He played there under throw-pass rules for three years, and he won the J. J. Liston Trophy in 1949. The following year he transferred to play for Horsham.