| Jack Redman | |
| Fullname: | John Robert Walter Redman |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia |
| Death Place: | Borneo, Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies |
| Retired: | yes |
| Club1: | University |
| Year1start: | 1933 |
| Year1end: | 34 |
| Appearances1: | 10 |
| Tries1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 3 |
| Club2: | Balmain |
| Year2start: | 1935 |
| Year2end: | 40 |
| Appearances2: | 77 |
| Tries2: | 41 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 123 |
| Teama: | NSW City |
| Yearastart: | 1939 |
| Appearancesa: | 1 |
| Triesa: | 1 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 3 |
| Updated: | 14 February |
| Source: | [1] |
John Robert Walter Redman (10 July 1914 – 5 July 1945) was an Australian rugby league player who played of the 1930s and an RAAF officer who was killed in the Pacific theatre of WWII.
John Robert Walter Redman was born at Canterbury, New South Wales in 1914, and played rugby league from a young age.
He debuted in first grade for University in 1933 and played 10 games for the club between 1933 and 1934. After completing his studies, he joined Balmain in 1935 and went on to become one of the best lock-forwards in Sydney rugby league until his last season in 1940.
Redman was selected for NSW City Firsts, playing in one representative game in 1939.[2]
He joined the RAAF in 1941 and did not play rugby league again. He rose to squadron leader and was shot down over Borneo on 5 July 1945, five days before his 31st birthday.[3]