John Hyde (footballer)

John Hyde
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-04-11) 11 April 1930
Original team(s) Portarlington
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948–1954 Geelong 108 (12)
1955–1956 Claremont 037 0(?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

His son, John Norman Hyde, was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2013.

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 Archived 18 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine.


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