Clyde James Smith (28 January 1901 – 5 January 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Clyde Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Smith in 1922 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Clyde James Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1901 | ||
| Date of death | 5 January 1935 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | Frankston, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Sturt | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921–1922 | Collingwood | 7 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Smith made one appearance for Collingwood in the 1921 VFL season[2] and six in the 1922 VFL season, then left the club to coach Cobram.[3]
Smith coached Rochester in 1924.[4][5]
A police constable, Smith was accidentally shot and killed by a colleague's firearm while on duty in Frankston on 5 January 1935.[6][7]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 826. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "History: The story of Basil and Clyde". Collingwood FC.
- ^ "Honouring a fallen Magpie". collingwoodfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "1924 – Football: Echuca v Rochester". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic). 2 June 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Clyde Smith". Collingwood Forever. Collingwood FC.
- ^ "Police Honour Roll". The Police Association Victoria. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Young Constable and a Pistol". The Argus. Melbourne. 11 January 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 11 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
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