Jack Hiskins | |
Birth Date: | 12 February 1911 |
Birth Place: | Rutherglen, Victoria |
Death Place: | Wodonga, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Rutherglen |
Height: | 188 cm |
Weight: | 81 kg |
Statsend: | 1935 |
Years1: | 1934–1935 |
Club1: | Essendon |
Games Goals1: | 16 (7) |
Jack Hiskins (12 February 1911 – 16 March 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A half-back, Hiskins started his career in the Ovens & Murray Football League, with Rutherglen in 1930.[1] He joined Essendon in the 1934 VFL season and made 13 appearances that year.[2] After playing for Essendon in the opening three rounds of the 1935 season, Hiskins returned to Rutherglen.[1] [3] Hiskins was coach of their 1935 premiership team, which defeated Border United in the grand final[4] [5] He steered them to another grand final in 1936, but this time they finished on the losing team, unable to defeat Wangaratta.[6]
Fred Hiskins, Jack's father, was a half forward for Essendon and won the VFL Leading Goal-kicker award in 1901.[1] [7]
His father was one of four brothers who played league football, with the others being Arthur, Rupe and Stan.[7]