Jack Howell (footballer)

Jack Howell
Personal information
Full name	John Edmund Howell
Date of birth	31 August 1924
Place of birth	Spotswood, Victoria
Date of death	12 June 1994(1994-06-12) (aged 69)
Original team(s)	Chelsea
Debut	16 May 1942, Carlton vs. South Melbourne, at Princes Park
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1942–1954	Carlton	137 (246)
1954–1956	Oakleigh (VFA)	034 0(49)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Career highlights
Carlton best and fairest: 1946 & 1948 Carlton premiership player: 1947 Carlton leading goalkicker: 1952 (42) All-Australian team 1953 Carlton Hall of Fame: 1991 inductee
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Edmund "Chooka" Howell (31 August 1924 – 12 June 1994), nicknamed "Chooka" (as was his father) from his distinctive gait, was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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.

His father Jack P. "Chooka" Howell played for South Melbourne, against Collingwood, in the 1918 Grand Final.

This Jack "Chooka" Howell played for Carlton, against Essendon, in the 1947 Grand Final.

His son, Scott Howell played for Carlton, against Collingwood, in the 1981 Grand Final.

External links

• Jack Howell at AustralianFootball.com
• Jack Howell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Jack Howell's playing statistics from The VFA Project
• Blueseum Biography Jack "Chooka" Howell