Jack OKeefe

DOB: 29 September, 1915
Debut: Round 5, 1939 against Geelong at Corio Oval
Last MFC Game: Round 5, 1942 against South Melbourne at Princes Park

Games: 46 (82 games)
Goals: 27 (56 games)
Career Statistics

From: Thornbury/Northcote

Number: 29 1939-1942

Honours:
Premiership Player - 1939, 1940, 1941

Won a premiership as a reserve in his first season before repeating the feat as a field player in both 1940 and 1941. His 1940 Grand Final is remembered for taking Richmond's Jack Dyer out of the game. Dyer had nearly knocked Norm Smith out in the Semi Final and Checker Hughes decided to use O'Keefe - a former champion police boxer - as his shadow. With O'Keefe playing bodyguard to his teammates the Demons won a famous Grand Final victory.

He played in two more premiership victories before finishing his career with 33 games at Hawthorn and 3 at South Melbourne.

Lists
Hawthorn
South Melbourne

Links
Wikipedia profile
Hawk Headquarters profile