Jack Douglas
Hawthorn
AFL career
14 games0 goals
- Debut
- R2 1952 v RCH26 Apr 1952
- Most recent
- R13 1953 v STK25 July 1953
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Canberra, Jack Douglas arrived at Glenferrie Oval as a university student with rare athletic versatility. He was deployed primarily as a centre half-back, where his raw speed and endurance allowed him to close down leads in a Hawthorn side that often found itself under siege. Douglas managed 14 appearances over two seasons, but his football journey was secondary to his broader ambitions in science and athletics. He eventually left the VFL to pursue a successful career as a geologist and sprinter, a path that saw him famously defeat John Landy in a 440-yard race and narrowly miss selection for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
Profile
- Full name
- Jack G. Douglas
- Born
- 02 June 1929
- Died
- 06 Feb 2007 (aged 77y 249d)
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Canberra, Jack Douglas arrived at Glenferrie Oval as a university student with rare athletic versatility. He was deployed primarily as a centre half-back, where his raw speed and endurance allowed him to close down leads in a Hawthorn side that often found itself under siege. Douglas managed 14 appearances over two seasons, but his football journey was secondary to his broader ambitions in science and athletics. He eventually left the VFL to pursue a successful career as a geologist and sprinter, a path that saw him famously defeat John Landy in a 440-yard race and narrowly miss selection for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.