John Hyde (footballer)

John Hyde
Personal information
Birth 11 April 1930
Recruited from Portarlington
Height and weight 184 cm, 86 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)

Geelong (1948–1954)

  • 108 career games; 12 goals

Claremont

  • 37 career games;  ? goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1954 season
Career highlights

John Hyde (born 11 April 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the Geelong Football Club.

Originally from Portarlington, Victoria, he won Geelong's best and fairest award in 1950 before playing in their back-to-back premierships in 1951 and 1952.[1] He then left Victoria after the 1954 season to join Claremont in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) as captain-coach.[2]

External links

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Profile on Fullpointsfooty