Albert Victor Hyde (3 June 1907 – 23 October 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL.
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| Full name | Albert Victor Hyde | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Brunswick East, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 23 October 1989 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Rosebud, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | South Brunswick / Monbulk | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1924 | Brunswick (VFA) | 10 (5) | |
| 1925–1935 | Hawthorn | 129 (269) | |
| 1936–1937 | Preston (VFA) | 27 (34) | |
| Total | 166 (308) | ||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Arthur James Hyde (1879-1949), and Alice Frances Louisa Hyde (1867-1956), née Letch, Albert Victor Hyde was born at Brunswick East, Victoria on 3 June 1907.
Football edit
Brunswick (VFA) edit
Recruited from East Brunswick, he played in 10 First XVII matches (scoring 5 goals) with Brunswick Football Club in 1924.
Hawthorn (VFL) edit
Hyde was a full-forward and was Hawthorn's major goal-kicker during their first decade in the VFL: he topped their goal-kicking from 1926–1930, with a best of 62 goals in 1928 to finish third in the VFL's goal-kicking — an impressive feat considering that Hawthorn finished last without a win. His last couple of seasons at Hawrthorn were spent at full back.
Victoria (VFL) edit
He is the only player to have been selected to represent the VFL at both full-forward (1928),[1] and at full-back (1933).[2]
Preston (VFA) edit
Hyde became captain-coach of Preston Football Club on 21 December 1935;[3] and, during his first season at Preston (1936) he was joint winner of the Recorder Cup. He retired at the end of 1937.
Athlete edit
Running as the favourite,[4] he came second (by a foot) to R.L. Barker in the 1932 Stawell Gift final.[5]
After football edit
After the war Hyde served for many years on the committee at Hawthorn.
Later, Hyde was a businessman in Melbourne.[6] In 1965 he was appointed President of the Metropolitan Football League.[6]
Death edit
He died on 23 October 1989[7] and is buried at Rye Cemetery.[8]
See also edit
Honours and achievements edit
Individual
- 5× Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930
- Recorder Cup: 1936
- Hawthorn Hall of Fame
- Hawthorn life member
Notes edit
- ^ Football: Match at Bendigo, The Argus, Saturday, 18 August 1928, p.28.
- ^ Barclay, H.F., "Victorians Overwhelm New South Wales", The Herald, (Wednesday, 2 August 1933), p.2.
- ^ "The Age - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ Stawell Gift: Running in the Rain: A.V. Hyde Favourite, The Argus, (Monday, 28 March 1932), p.5.
- ^ Stawell Gift won by Roy Barker: Victory in Neck-to-Neck Struggle: Hyde and Hannon Fill Places: Fast Time on Heavy, Rain-Soaked Track, The Herald, (Monday, 28 March 1932), p.3.
- ^ a b "Metro League appoints chief". The Age. 29 April 1965. p. 26. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Hawthorn Football Club. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "A. V. Hyde". Find a Grave.
References edit
External links edit
- A.V. "Bert" Hyde, at The VFA Project.
- Bert Hyde's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bert Hyde at AustralianFootball.com
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