fullname years clubs statsend name originalteam birth_date article_title heightweight
john rodney parkinson 1963-70 , 1972-73 1971 claremont collingwood 1973 john parkinson scotch college 7 november 1944 john parkinson -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 179 cm / 79 kg
john parkinson -lrb- footballer -rrb-

john parkinson -lrb- born 7 november 1944 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played with claremont in the west australian national football league -lrb- wanfl -rrb- and collingwood in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
a rover , parkinson made his debut for claremont in 1963 .
he was a premiership player in 1964 and in 1967 won both a sandover medal and best and fairest award .
during his time at claremont he also topped their goal kicking on three occasions .
parkinson joined vfl side collingwood in 1971 and played three games that year before suffering a season ending broken collarbone .
he finished his career at claremont , rejoining them in 1972 and retiring at the end of the 1973 season having played 156 wanfl games .
