Clyde Smith (footballer) explained

Clyde Smith
Fullname:Clyde James Smith
Birth Date:28 January 1901
Death Place:Frankston, Victoria
Originalteam:Sturt
Height:174 cm
Weight:77 kg
Statsend:1922
Years1:1921–1922
Games Goals1:7 (0)

Clyde James Smith (28 January 1901 – 5 January 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Smith made one appearance for Collingwood in the 1921 VFL season[2] and six in the 1922 VFL season, then left the club to coach Cobram.[3]

Smith coached Rochester in 1924.[4] [5]

A police constable, Smith was accidentally shot and killed by a colleague's firearm while on duty in Frankston on 5 January 1935.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell . The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main . Jim . BAS Publishing . 2014 . 978-1-921496-32-5 . 10th . Seaford, Victoria . 826.
  2. Web site: History: The story of Basil and Clyde . Collingwood FC.
  3. Web site: Honouring a fallen Magpie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205716/http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2013-08-26/honouring-a-fallen-magpie . 4 March 2016 . collingwoodfc.com.au . 11 November 2014.
  4. Web site: 2 June 1924 . 1924 – Football: Echuca v Rochester . 29 April 2021 . The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic) . 2.
  5. Web site: Clyde Smith . Collingwood Forever . Collingwood FC.
  6. Web site: Police Honour Roll . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170217153053/https://tpav.org.au/About_Us/Honour_Roll.html . 17 February 2017 . The Police Association Victoria . 11 November 2014.
  7. News: 11 January 1935 . Young Constable and a Pistol. . 9 . . Melbourne . National Library of Australia . 11 November 2014.

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