John O'Donnell (8 June 1947 – 13 November 2018) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
[2] He sustained a knee injury after taking a high mark over Ross Dunne, and contracted golden staph from the subsequent operation.
The infection was severe, and he was unable to make a return to the VFL.
O'Donnell's cousin, Simon O'Donnell, was a cricketer for Australia and Victoria and also played VFL football for St Kila.
This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1940s is a stub.