John E. Lewis is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL).

Lewis, who played at Claremont

Claremont Football Club

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before and after his VFL stint, broke into the Hawthorn side late in the 1970 season. A full-back, he appeared in their last three games of the year and then returned to Claremont. In 1975 he represented Western Australia at interstate football.