John Hyde (footballer)

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.

John Hyde
Personal information
Full name John Charles Arthur Hyde[1]
Date of birth 11 April 1930
Date of death 26 March 2020(2020-03-26) (aged 89)
Original team(s) Portarlington
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948–1954 Geelong 108 (12)
1955–1956 Claremont 037 0(?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

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References

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  1. ^ "MP Biographical Register". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  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.
  3. ^ Profile on Fullpointsfooty Archived 18 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ King, Tom. "Cats Great Passes". K Rock Football. K Rock 95.5. Retrieved 28 March 2020.