John McCashney
1932–2023 (age 91)
Biography
John Thomas "Jack" McCashney (31 May 1932 – 8 July 2023) was 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.