John Hyde (footballer) explained

John Hyde
Fullname:John Charles Arthur Hyde[1]
Birth Date:11 April 1930
Originalteam:Portarlington
Height:184 cm
Weight:86 kg
Statsend:1956
Years1:1948–1954
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:108 (12)
Years2:1955–1956
Club2:Claremont
Games Goals2:37 (?)
Careerhighlights:

John Charles Arthur Hyde (11 April 1930 – 26 March 2020) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the Geelong Football Club.

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

Hyde died of cancer on 26 March 2020.[3]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MP Biographical Register . Parliament of Western Australia . 28 March 2020.
  2. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/hi-hz.htm#John%20Hyde%20(Geelong%20&%20Claremont) Profile on Fullpointsfooty
  3. News: King . Tom . Cats Great Passes . 28 March 2020 . K Rock Football . K Rock 95.5.