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Mac Hill
Mac Hill
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Full name	John McMahon "Mac" Hill
Date of birth	22 March 1925
Place of birth	Beechworth, Victoria
Date of death	24 September 1995 (aged 70)
Place of death	Yarrawonga, Victoria
Original team(s)	Beechworth, Wangaratta Rovers, Wangaratta
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1950	Collingwood
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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John McMahon "Mac" Hill (22 March 1925 – 24 September 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Originally from Beechworth where he won their 1947 best and fairest award, he then played in an Ovens & King Football League premiership with Wangaratta Rovers FC in 1948^[2] & then played in an Ovens & Murray Football League premiership with Wangaratta FC in 1949, before playing with Collingwood in 1950.

He returned to play with Wangaratta Rovers in the early 1950s, before coaching Glenrowan FC from 1954 to 1958, including their 1955 Benallla & District Football League premiership. He also won the Benalla & District FL best & fairest Medal in 1957.

Hill served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1943 to 1946.^[3]

Younger brother of former Essendon player, Russell Hill.

Notes

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 394. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "1948 - Hill cleared to Wang Rovers". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 29 May 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "World War Two Service". Department of Veteran Affairs. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

External links

Mac Hill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Mac Hill at AustralianFootball.com
Jack Hill's profile at Collingwood Forever
1950's - Wangaratta Technical School staff photo

[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 394. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[2] "1948 - Hill cleared to Wang Rovers". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 29 May 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[3] "World War Two Service". Department of Veteran Affairs. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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 | fullname = John McMahon "Mac" Hill
 | birth_date = {{birth date|1925|03|22|df=y}}
-| birth_place =
+| birth_place = Beechworth, Victoria
 | death_date = {{death date and age|1995|9|24|1925|03|22|df=y}}
-| death_place =
+| death_place = Yarrawonga, Victoria
 | originalteam = [[Beechworth Football Club|Beechworth]], [[Wangaratta Rovers Football Club|Wangaratta Rovers]], Wangaratta
 | height = 173 cm
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 '''John McMahon "Mac" Hill''' (22 March 1925 – 24 September 1995) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).<ref name=encyc>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=394}}</ref>
-Originally from [[Beechworth]] where he won their 1947 best and fairest award, he then played in an [[Ovens & King Football League]] premiership with [[Wangaratta Rovers Football Club|Wangaratta Rovers FC]] in 1948 & then played in an [[Ovens & Murray Football Netball League|Ovens & Murray Football League]] premiership with [[Wangaratta Football Club|Wangaratta FC]] in 1949, before playing with Collingwood in 1950.
+Originally from [[Beechworth]] where he won their 1947 best and fairest award, he then played in an [[Ovens & King Football League]] premiership with [[Wangaratta Rovers Football Club|Wangaratta Rovers FC]] in 1948<ref>{{cite web |title=1948 - Hill cleared to Wang Rovers |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/268193527 |publisher=Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic) |access-date=4 September 2023 |pages=6 |date=29 May 1948}}</ref> & then played in an [[Ovens & Murray Football Netball League|Ovens & Murray Football League]] premiership with [[Wangaratta Football Club|Wangaratta FC]] in 1949, before playing with Collingwood in 1950.
 He returned to play with Wangaratta Rovers in the early 1950s, before coaching [[Glenrowan Football Club|Glenrowan FC]] from 1954 to 1958, including their 1955 [[Benalla & District Football League|Benallla & District Football League]] premiership. He also won the Benalla & District FL best & fairest Medal in 1957.
 Hill served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1943 to 1946.<ref>{{cite web |title=World War Two Service |url=https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=983006&c=WW2#R |website=Department of Veteran Affairs |access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref>
+Younger brother of former Essendon player, [[Russell_Hill_(footballer)|Russell Hill]].
 == Notes ==
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 *{{AustralianFootball}}
 *[https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/jack-hill/ Jack Hill's] profile at Collingwood Forever
-[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=197829335583680&set=p.197829335583680&type=3/ 1950's - Wangaratta Technical School staff photo]
+*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=197829335583680&set=p.197829335583680&type=3/ 1950's - Wangaratta Technical School staff photo]
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Mac}}
-[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)]]
+[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
 [[Category:Collingwood Football Club players]]
 [[Category:Wangaratta Rovers Football Club players]]
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 [[Category:1925 births]]
 [[Category:1995 deaths]]
+[[Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen]]