| John Neil Helmer | |
| Fullname: | John Helmer |
| Birth Date: | 19 January 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Mooroopna, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Shepparton |
| Height: | 185 cm |
| Weight: | 83 kg |
| Position: | Utility |
| Statsend: | 1962 |
| Years1: | 1956–62 |
| Games Goals1: | 50 (22) |
John Neil Helmer (19 January 1938 – 14 August 1982) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of Neil William Hans "Larry" Helmer (1912-1972), and Viola Veronica Helmer (1913-2001), née Gallagher, John Neil Helmer was born at Mooroopna, Victoria on 19 January 1938.
He was the nephew of Clyde Helmer.
He married Lesley Lorraine Wray (1940-2014).