Jack Barker (Australian rules footballer)

Jack Barker
Personal information
Full name	Frederick John Brewer Barker
Date of birth	(1917-12-23)23 December 1917
Place of birth	Woodend, Victoria
Date of death	29 October 1989(1989-10-29) (aged 71)
Original team(s)	Woodend
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1937–1945	Hawthorn	113 (21)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Career highlights
Hawthorn best and fairest: 1942
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frederick John Brewer Barker (23 December 1917 – 29 October 1989)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL. Barker was a centre half back and won Hawthorn's 'Best and Fairest' award in 1942.

Off the field he worked as a fireman and once played a game despite suffering smoke inhalation the previous night.^[2]

References

1. "Jack Barker - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
2. "Hawk Headquarters - Jack Barker".

External links

• Jack Barker's playing statistics from AFL Tables