John_Hyde_(footballer)

John Hyde (footballer)

John Hyde (footballer)

Australian rules footballer (1930–2020)

John Charles Arthur Hyde (11 April 1930 – 26 March 2020) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the Geelong Football Club.

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Originally from Portarlington, Victoria, Hyde won Geelong's best and fairest award in 1950 before playing in their back-to-back premierships in 1951 and 1952.[2] Hyde left Victoria after the 1954 VFL season to join Claremont in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) as captain-coach.[3]

Hyde died of cancer on 26 March 2020.[4]

His son, John Norman Hyde, was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2013.

References

  1. [1]
    "MP Biographical Register". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. [2]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 309. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
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    Profile on Fullpointsfooty Archived 18 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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    King, Tom. "Cats Great Passes". K Rock Football. K Rock 95.5. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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