John "Jack" Hirst (c. 1936 – 19 October 2012 in Wakefield) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, Castleford (Heritage № 424), Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 759), Bradford Northern, Bramley and Oulton Miners Welfare (now named Oulton Raiders) as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.