Allan Jeans

Allan Jeans
Personal information
Full name Allan Lindsay Jeans
Date of birth (1933-09-21)21 September 1933
Place of birth Finley, New South Wales
Date of death 12 July 2011(2011-07-12) (aged 77)
Place of death Lynbrook, Victoria
Original team(s) Tocumwal / Finley
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1955–1959 St Kilda 77 (26)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1961–1976 St Kilda
332 (193–138–1)
1981–1987
1989–1990
Hawthorn
221 (159–61–1)
1992 Richmond
22 (5–17–0)
Total
575 (357–216–2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1992.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Allan Lindsay Jeans (21 September 1933 – 13 July 2011) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame at its inception in 1996.[1] Jeans was known for his oratory and motivation skills as a coach and led St Kilda and Hawthorn to a total of four premierships.

  1. ^ "Australian Football Hall of Fame – coaches". Australian Football League. 6 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011.