Ernie Pye
Australian rules footballer
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Ernest Alfred Pye (25 April 1880 – 10 March 1923) was a professional track cyclist[3] and Australian rules football player.
Swan Hill, Victoria
Newark, New Jersey, United States[1][2]
| Ernie Pye | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ernest Alfred Pye | ||
| Born |
25 April 1880 Swan Hill, Victoria | ||
| Died |
10 March 1923 (aged 42) Newark, New Jersey, United States[1][2] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1903 | St Kilda | 2 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Australian rules football
Ernie Pye started his sports career as an allround athlete, during which he was active as an Australian rules footballer and played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[4]
Cycling career
But Pye really excelled in cycling. In 1902 and 1903 he won the Australian Natives' Association Wheel race and, after moving to the United States he would find success as a professional track cyclist racing in some of the most prestigious Six-day races of the time with wins in Salt Lake City and top placings in the Six Days of Boston and New York in which he partnered with champions like Alfred Grenda. After his active career he managed the Salt Palace Track in Salt Lake City, before dying in 1923 in Newark.[1]
Palmares
- 1902
- 1st A.N.A. Wheel race
- 1903
- 1st A.N.A. Wheel race
- 1906
- 6th Six Days of New York, with Jack Clark
- 1911
- 6th Six Days of New York, with Elmer Collins
- 1912
- 3rd Six Days of Boston, with John Bedell
- 6th Six Days of New York, with Alfred Granda
