John Arnold Lynch was an Australian rules footballer who played with West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1948 until he retired after the 1958 season.
Lynch, a dashing wingman, started out at West Adelaide in 1948 by winning the Sam Sucking Medal as the clubs best first year player and he went on to win Wests Best & Fairest award in 1952. During his time at The Bloods Lynch played in three losing Grand Finals, all to Port Adelaide (1954, 1956 and 1958). Jack Lynch retired from league football following the 1958 Grand Final loss to the Magpies. In his 11 seasons with the club he played 147 games and kicked 14 goals
John, more commonly known as "Jack", was also strong performer at interstate level, representing South Australia on a total of 16 occasions and earning All-Australian selection at the 1953 Adelaide Carnival. In doing so Lynch became the first West Adelaide player to earn All-Australian selection. He also twice selected in the 'Sporting Life' Team of the Year.
Jack Lynch was an inaugural inductee into the West Adelaide Hall of Fame in 2005 and the following year he was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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