Bert Hyde

Bert Hyde
Hyde's football card
Personal information
Full name	Albert Victor Hyde
Date of birth	3 June 1907
Place of birth	Brunswick East, Victoria
Date of death	23 October 1989 (aged 82)
Original team(s)	South Brunswick / Monbulk
Height/Weight	180 cm / 81 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925–1935	Hawthorn	129 (269)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935 season.

Albert Victor "Bert" Hyde (3 June 1907 - 23 October 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL.

Hyde was a fullforward and was Hawthorn's premier target up forward during their first decade in the league. He topped their goalkicking from 1926–1930, with a best of 62 goals in 1928 to finish third in the League's goalkicking, an impressive feat considering that Hawthorn finished last without a win. He also represented Victoria at interstate football. His last couple of seasons were spent at full back.

Later, Hyde was a businessman in Melbourne.^[1] In 1965 he was appointed President of the Metropolitan Football League.^[1]

He died on 23 October 1989.^[2]

References

1. "Metro League appoints chief". The Age. 29 April 1965. p. 26. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
2. "Hall of Fame". Hawthorn Football Club.

External links

• Bert Hyde's statistics from AFL Tables