Clyde Smith (footballer)
| Clyde Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Clyde James Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1901 | ||
| Date of death | 5 January 1935 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | Frankston, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Sturt | ||
| Height / weight | 174 cm / 77 kg | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Clyde James Smith (28 January 1901 – 5 January 1935) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Smith made six appearances for Collingwood in the 1922 VFL season, then left the club to coach Cobram.[2]
A police constable, Smith was accidentally shot and killed by a colleague's firearm while on duty in Frankston on 5 January 1935.[3][4]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 826. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Honouring a fallen Magpie". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Police Honour Roll". The Police Association Victoria. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Young Constable and a Pistol". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 11 January 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
External links
- Clyde Smith's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Clyde Smith's profile at Collingwood Forever