Jack Barker | |
Fullname: | Frederick John Brewer Barker |
Birth Date: | 23 December 1917 |
Birth Place: | Woodend, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Woodend |
Height: | 185 cm |
Weight: | 98 kg |
Statsend: | 1945 |
Years1: | 1937–1945 |
Club1: | Hawthorn |
Games Goals1: | 113 (21) |
Careerhighlights: |
1942 |
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]