Cyril Gambetta
| Cyril Gambetta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Cyril Leonard Gambetta | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Eaglehawk, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 20 August 1974 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Elwood, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Sandhurst | ||
| Height/Weight | 180 cm / 80 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921 1922–1931 | Hawthorn (VFA) St Kilda | 12 (33) 129 (75) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1931 season. | |||
Cyril Leonard Gambetta (1 August 1899 – 20 August 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Due to having suffered from polio as a child he had badly bowed legs which gave him an awkward running style.
Gambetta came to Melbourne from Sandhurst in Bendigo at the start of the 1921 season. After being refused a clearance to St Kilda,[1] he joined Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) where he played as a forward.[2] The next season he joined St Kilda where he spent most of his time as a key position defender and was twice chosen to represent Victoria at interstate football. He won St Kilda's best player award in 1925[3] and finished equal sixth in the 1928 Brownlow Medal.
References
- ↑ "LEAGUE PERMITS.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 30 April 1921. p. 17.
- ↑ Gordon, Harry & Michael. One For All : the story of the Hawthorn Football Club. ISBN 978-1-921332-83-8.
- ↑ "St. Kilda Club.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 15 December 1925. p. 6.