John O'Rourke (11 February 1945 – 7 July 2016) was a professional footballer. His position was centre forward. During his career he played for Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough, Coventry City, Luton Town, Queens Park Rangers and AFC Bournemouth. On 31 December 1966, while playing for Middlesbrough, O'Rourke was involved in a collision with Bristol Rovers goalkeeper Bernard Hall, which left Hall in a coma for sixteen days and ended his footballing career. When his playing days were over, O'Rourke became a newsagent on the south coast. He died on 7 July 2016, aged 71 of cancer.