Hayward medallist like father, like son
![1980 Hayward Medallist John Cormack and his son Jace, who won this year’s Hayward Medal.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/YA-118392/57da23554ff20_b88247884z.1_20160915121915_000_g6ommsel.1_1-1btk8ql.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
On Tuesday night Jace Cormack followed in his fathers footsteps and won the 2016 Hayward Medal.
John Cormack won the prestigious award in 1980 when playing for Carey Park, while Jace’s brother Jye was runner-up in 2013 when the medal was won by Donnybrook’s Jeff Smith.
John Cormack told the Times he was proud of his two sons and their football careers.
“You get back what you put in I always say,” he said.
John said he never thought one of his sons would win a Hayward Medal, but he had always hoped.
“I knew Jace had a good season,” he said.
Jace, 25, was not even born when his father won the award, while he was a premiership teammate of Jye’s in 2013.
John and Jace became the second father-son duo to win, with the first being Busselton’s Neville Carter (1963) and his son Blair (1994).
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