John Kilpatrick (footballer)

John Kilpatrick
Personal information
Full name John Thomas Kilpatrick
Born (1938-11-20)20 November 1938
Died 14 September 2025(2025-09-14) (aged 86)
Original team Irymple
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1960 St Kilda 2 (0)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Thomas Kilpatrick (20 November 1938 – 14 September 2025) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Kilpatrick was later the Team Trainer for the VFL club, Hawthorn and was pictured in the famous 1989 VFL Grand Final between Hawthorn and Geelong with Dermott Brereton. He died on 14 September 2025, at the age of 86.[2]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 479. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Kilpatrick, John Thomas My Tributes