Born: December 7, 1931
Recruited from: Camberwell Juniors
Jumper Number: 3
Played: 1951-1960
First Game: Round 14, 1951
Last Game: Round 12, 1960
Total Games: 112
Total Goals: 28

Playing Achievements
2nd Best & Fairest (1955)
3rd Best & Fairest (1956)
Most Consistent Player (1953)
Reserves Best & Fairest (1951)

Other
Life Member (1960)
Australian Sports Medal – Services to Football (2000)
Committee (1971-1976)
Chairman of Selectors (1972-1974)
Selection Committee (1971-1975, 1977-1978)
Reserves Coach (1975, 1977-1978)
Specialist Coach (1976)
Operation Payback - Treasurer (1996)
Membership Funds Manager (1996–1997)
Life Members Committee (Foundation Chairman) (2007-now)

Recruited from Camberwell Juniors in 1950, John O’Mahony made an immediate impact at Hawthorn, winning the Reserves Best and Fairest in his first year with the Hawks.

Graduating to the senior side in 1951, he was an instant star, playing initially at half-back, before making his name in the midfield where he proved to be an elusive and clever player.

A gifted player, his best years were in 1955 and 1956 when he finished second and third, respectively, in the club best and fairest award.

O’Mahony suffered a punctured lung early in the 1957 season, which forced him to remain in hospital for three months and miss Hawthorn’s first ever finals appearance that year.

O’Mahony finished his career in 1960, having played for ten years and 112 games.

He returned to the Hawks in 1971, holding a range of roles over the course of the next decade including being a member of the Committee (1971-1976), the Chairman of Selectors (1972-74) and the Reserves Coach (1975, 1977-78).

O’Mahony was called upon again in 1996 to be the Treasurer of the Don Scott-led ‘Operation Payback’, a campaign that opposed the proposed merging of Melbourne and Hawthorn.

In 2003, O’Mahony was invited to be a member of the selection panel for the Club’s Hall of Fame and in 2008 became the foundational Chairperson for the Life Members Committee.