Bert Hyde
Australian rules footballer, born 1907
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Albert Victor Hyde (3 June 1907 – 23 October 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn Football Club in the VFL.
Brunswick East, Victoria, Australia
Rosebud, Victoria, AUstralia
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Hyde's football card | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Victor Hyde | ||
| Born |
3 June 1907 Brunswick East, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Died |
23 October 1989 (aged 82) Rosebud, Victoria, AUstralia | ||
| Original team | 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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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football
Brunswick (VFA)
Recruited from East Brunswick, he played in ten First XVII[clarification needed] matches (scoring 5 goals) with Brunswick Football Club in 1924.
Hawthorn (VFL)
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 especially impressive feat considering that Hawthorn finished last without a win. His last couple of seasons at Hawrthorn were spent at full-back.
Victoria (VFL)
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)
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
Running as the favourite,[4] he came second (by a foot) to R. L. Barker in the 1932 Stawell Gift final.[5]
After football
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
He died on 23 October 1989.[7]
See also
Honours and achievements
Individual
- 5× Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930
- Recorder Cup: 1936
- Hawthorn Hall of Fame
- Hawthorn life member
