Jack Hammond (footballer)

John "Jack" Hammond (30 September 1884 – 5 June 1971) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family
The son of Thomas Hammond, and Ann Hammond, née Williams, John Hammond was born on 30 September 1884. Two of his brothers, Charlie Hammond (1886-1936), and Billy Hammond (1887-1919) also played VFL football.

He married Millicent Evelyn Iverson (1897-1960) in 1921.

Football
During a Melbourne practice match against VFA club Hawthorn, on 13 April 1908 at the MCG, Hammond slipped and fell heavily to the ground, fracturing his right leg below the knee. He never played again.