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John Hyde
Personal information
Full name John Charles Arthur Hyde[1]
Date of birth 11 April 1930
Date of death 26 March 2020(2020-03-26) (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 037 0(?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.[2] Hyde left Victoria after the 1954 VFL season to join Claremont in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) as captain-coach.[3]

Hyde died of cancer on 26 March 2020.[4]

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

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References

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  1. ^ "MP Biographical Register". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 309. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  3. ^ Profile on Fullpointsfooty Archived 18 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ King, Tom. "Cats Great Passes". K Rock Football. K Rock 95.5. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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