John Patrick "Chooka" Howell (16 March 1895 – 2 August 1971) was an

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footballer who played with

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in the VFL. He is the father of Carlton Hall of Famer and premiership player Jack Howell. Howell was a tireless ruckman who played his first game for South Melbourne in 1915. The club didn't play in the following season due to the war but he returned to the club in 1917. The 1918 season was his finest, his final game in the VFL being that year's grand final win over Collingwood. He then joined Footscray who were competing in the VFA. He played for Footscray from 1919 to 1924, moving to Prahran, as captain-coach, in 1925. He was replaced as coach before the end of the season.

Three generations of Grand Final players

He has the distinction of being a member of the only three-generation set of participants in a VFL/AFL Grand Final. * He played for

, against Collingwood, in the 1918 VFL Grand Final. * His son, Jack E. "Chooka" Howell played for Carlton, against Essendon, in the 1947 VFL Grand Final. * His grandson, Scott Howell played for Carlton, against Collingwood, in the 1981 VFL Grand Final.

References

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Jack P. Howell's playing statistics
from The VFA Project *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Howell, Jack 1895 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Sydney Swans players Sydney Swans premiership players Footscray Football Club (VFA) players Prahran Football Club players Prahran Football Club coaches 1971 deaths VFL/AFL premiership players People from Carlton North, Victoria