John Maxwell "Jackie" Huggard (28 January 1926 – 20 April 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He won Essendon's reserves best and fairest in 1945. He worked as an engineer for Trans Australia Airlines. Huggard's father, Jack, played VFL football for Richmond.[2]

Jackie Huggard
Personal information
Full name John Maxwell Huggard
Date of birth (1926-01-28)28 January 1926
Date of death 20 April 2016(2016-04-20) (aged 90)
Original team(s) Cobram, Essendon Stars
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945 Essendon 1 (0)
1946 North Melbourne 7 (3)
Total 8 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 416. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Hillier, Kevin (2004). Like father, like son : legends of AFL football. Pennon. p. 165. ISBN 1-877029-73-4.
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