Alec Peak

James Alexander Peak (11 November 1916 – 8 November 1997)^[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[3]

Alec Peak
Personal information
Full name	James Alexander Peak[1]
Date of birth	11 November 1916
Place of birth	Armadale, Victoria
Date of death	8 November 1997(1997-11-08) (aged 80)
Original team(s)	Canterbury
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1938	St Kilda	5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peak was the first St Kilda player to win a Gardiner Medal, taking home the seconds best and fairest award in 1937.^[4] He was rewarded with senior selection in 1938 but wasn't retained by St Kilda for the 1939 VFL season.^[5]

He later served St Kilda as a committeeman. As a selector, he helped build the team which could break the club's premiership drought in 1966.^[6]