John McCashney

Australian australian-rules footballer
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Quick Facts

IntroAustralian australian-rules footballer
PlacesAustralia
isAthlete Football player Australian-rules footballer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth31 May 1932, Trentham, Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia
Age92 years
Star signGemini
Sports Teams
Hawthorn Football Club
The details

Biography

John Thomas "Jack" McCashney (born 31 May 1932) is an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

McCashney was born in Trentham, Victoria, the fourth child of Thomas McCashney and Bessie Marshall Hodgkins. He is the nephew of John, Frank and Jim McCashney and commenced his football career playing with the Trentham and Kyneton Football Clubs. He made his debut for Hawthorn in 1953 but struggled to gain a place in the side, mostly playing in the reserves during his two seasons at the club.

He married Marie Norma Foster in 1960 and they had four children. They lived in Ballarat before retiring to live in Echuca.

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