John Henry Baggott was an Australian rules footballer who played and coached in the Victorian Football League between 1927 and 1940 for the Richmond Football Club, Essendon Football Club, and South Melbourne Football Club.
10 Facts About Jack Baggott
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Jack Baggott represented the Richmond Football Club between 1927 and 1935.
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Jack Baggott was Richmond's leading goal kicker in his debut year of 1927 with 37 goals, and again in 1928 with 61 goals.
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Jack Baggott placed third in the League's best and fairest award, the Brownlow Medal in that same year, and was named in the Victorian state representative team in both 1928 and 1929.
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Jack Baggott was a late withdrawal from the club's 1927 grand final team, suffering a side injury at training in the lead-up, after having played every game for the season.
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Jack Baggott was then appointed as senior coach of the South Melbourne Football Club in 1940, but again achieved little success in with the Swans and was replaced at the end of that season.
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Jack Baggott later returned to Richmond and played a key role in forming the club's 'Former Players and Officials' Association'.
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Jack Baggott was born in Pietermaritzburg, Colony of Natal to Australian parents.
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The family returned to Australia while Jack Baggott was a young boy.
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Jack Baggott was the older brother of Ron Baggott who played for the Melbourne Football Club.