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
Coaching 4× VFL premiership coach: 1966, 1983, 1986, 1989 Australian Football Hall of Fame (inaugural inductee) St Kilda Team of the Century AFLCA Coaching Legend Award: 2015 (coach)
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.