John Halbert
| John Halbert | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Arno Halbert | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Hyde Park, South Australia | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1955–1968 | Sturt | 244 (253) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| South Australia | 16 | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1979–1982 | Glenelg | 97 (64–31–2) | |
| 1983–1984 | Sturt | 48 (26–22–0) | |
| Total | 145 (90–53–2) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Arno Halbert
A member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame, Halbert has had a long involvement in Australian rules football in South Australia, as a player, coach and administrator.[1] Halbert was also a Bradman Medalist in the 1961/62 & 1964/65 seasons, denoting the greatest domestic cricketer in the State for that season. He is the only person in history to claim the title of Magarey Medalist and Bradman Medalist.
Playing career
Halbert was a centreman and first played for Sturt in 1955. In his debut season he finished second in the
In 1979 he became coach of
Halbert was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
He also played two
References
- ^ "John A Halbert MBE AM". SANFL. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
External links
- John Halbert at AustralianFootball.com
- CricketArchive page for John Halbert