John Hyde (footballer)
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.
| John Hyde | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Charles Arthur Hyde | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1930 | ||
| Date of death | 26 March 2020 (aged 89) | ||
| 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 | 37 (?) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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.
Hyde died of cancer on 26 March 2020.
His son, John Norman Hyde, was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2013.
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