Tom Byrne | |
Fullname: | Thomas Charles Byrne |
Birth Date: | 7 November 1908 |
Birth Place: | Nhill, Victoria |
Death Place: | Fitzroy, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Ararat |
Height: | 185 cm |
Weight: | 82.5 kg |
Statsend: | 1939 |
Years1: | 1929 |
Games Goals1: | 4 (0) |
Years2: | 1935–39 |
Games Goals2: | 61 (70) |
Games Goalstotal: | 65 (70) |
Thomas Charles Byrne (7 November 1908 – 23 November 1984) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Byrne was recruited by Carlton from Ararat in 1929, playing 4 games before transferring to Williamstown in the VFA mid-season in 1930 where he played 39 games and kicked 33 goals from 1930 to 1933. He represented the VFA in a game against the VFL at Princes Park in June, 1932, which the League won by just 8 points.
Byrne crossed to Fitzroy in 1934 but did not play a senior match and finished the season with Prahran. He was then recruited by Hawthorn, where he went on to play 61 games and kick 70 goals from 1935 to 1939.