John Kennedy

This is the coach profile for John Kennedy, born in Camberwell, Victoria in 1928. Coached Hawthorn and North Melbourne in the VFL/AFL, winning three premierships with Hawthorn (1961, 1971, 1976). John Kennedy also played for Hawthorn.

Coach Details

Name: John Kennedy
Full Name: John James Kennedy
DOB: 29/12/1928
POB: Camberwell, Victoria
DOD: 24/06/2020

Coach History

Full Team History: Hawthorn, North Melbourne
Total Matches: 412
VFL/AFL Team History: Hawthorn (1957, 1960-1963, 1967-1976), North Melbourne (1985-1989)
VFL/AFL Matches: 412

Coach Accolades

VFL/AFL Debutant: 18th coach to debut for Hawthorn in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Coached: 299 matches coached for Hawthorn in the VFL/AFL (1957, 1960-1963, 1967-1976)
VFL/AFL Premierships: 1961, 1971, 1976 premierships won with Hawthorn in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Debutant: 31st coach to debut for North Melbourne / Kangaroos in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Coached: 113 matches coached for North Melbourne / Kangaroos in the VFL/AFL (1985-1989)

Relatives Details

Children

John James Kennedy (b. 1959) - son

Grandchildren

Joshua P. Kennedy (b. 1988) - grandson

Links

The information provided on this site does not necessarily align with the official record. The purpose of this site is to present its author's attempt to amalgamate a variety of sources of information on the VFL/AFL, VFA/VFL, SANFL, WAFL, TSL and other competitions to provide its users a unified view of the people (e.g. players, coaches, draftees and umpires), places, events (e.g. matches, drafts and awards) and other entities that have contributed to the rich history of Australian rules football.