Bert Hyde
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A. V. "Bert" Hyde was an Australian rules football
er 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. He also represented Victoria at interstate football. His last couple of seasons were spent at full back.
Later, Hyde was a businessman in Melbourne. In 1965 he was appointed President of the Metropolitan Football League.
Australian rules football
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er who played with Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
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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. He also represented Victoria at interstate football. His last couple of seasons were spent at full back.
Later, Hyde was a businessman in Melbourne. In 1965 he was appointed President of the Metropolitan Football League.