John Reid McGowan
Australian rules footballer and boxer
- Born
- 4 October 1872, South Melbourne
- Died
- 18 July 1912, Melbourne
- Sport
- Australian rules football, boxing
- Occupation
- boxer, Australian rules football player
- Team / club
- Sydney Swans
John Reid "Gentleman Jack" McGowan (4 October 1872 – 18 July 1912) was an Australian boxing champion. During his long career in the ring he fought over 110 battles, and was the first fighter to win three Australian titles at different weights, holding the titles of bantam, feather, and light-weight champion of Australia.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.