Background
He was born in Beechworth and educated at Tungamah High School.
He was born in Beechworth and educated at Tungamah High School.
He was discharged on 6 July 1945 in the rank of wing commander, having held the acting rank of group captain while serving as the Royal Australian Air Force"s Director of Recruiting, a position which he held from 1942. A tough centre half-back who ran hard and straight, he played the majority of his career with Melbourne Football Club and one season for Hawthorn Football Club. In 1995, Chadwick was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Chadwick was Chairman of the Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria, the Melbourne Cricket Club president from 1965–1979, and the Melbourne Football Club president from 1950–1962.
Despite coaching Melbourne"s second premiership back in 1926, he was their last surviving premiership coach.