| Jack Hamilton | |
| Fullname: | John Clifford Hamilton |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne |
| Death Place: | near Whittlesea |
| Originalteam: | Ivanhoe Amateurs |
| Height: | 184 cm |
| Weight: | 87 kg |
| Position: | Full-back |
| Statsend: | 1957 |
| Years1: | 1948–1957 |
| Club1: | Collingwood |
| Games Goals1: | 154 (16) |
Jack Hamilton (15 November 1928 – 30 May 1990) was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before becoming a prominent administrator.[1]
Hamilton was known as a tough full-back who played with Collingwood Football Club in the VFL (later to be renamed as the Australian Football League) from 1948 to 1957 for a career total of 154 games and 16 goals. He also represented Victoria in one game.[1]
His administrative career spanned 29 years and included:
Hamilton was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the sport of Australian Football".[2]
Hamilton died in a car accident while travelling home from a weekend in the country.[1]
Hamilton was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.[1]