Jack Kelly (Australian footballer)

John Frederick Kelly (15 July 1916 – 23 June 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Professional athlete
A finalist in the 1939 Stawell Gift (he finished fourth), he won the Bendigo Gift (also 130 yards) two days later.

Red Cliffs (MDFL)
Red Cliffs Football Club in the Mildura District Football League.

1937 Best First-Year Players
In September 1937, The Argus selected Kelly in its team of 1937's first-year players.

South Gambier (MGDFA)
In 1949 he was appointed captain-coach of the South Gambier Football Club in the Mount Gambier and District Football Association.

Military service
He served in the RAAF during World War II.