| Bert Hyde | |||
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 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) | ||
| Place of death | Rosebud, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | South Brunswick / Monbulk | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1924 | Brunswick (VFA) | 10 (5) | |
| 1925–1935 | Hawthorn | 129 (269) | |
| 1936–1937 | Preston (VFA) | 27 (34) | |
| Total | 166 (308) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Albert Victor Hyde (3 June 1907 – 23 October 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL.
The son of Arthur James Hyde (1879-1949), and Alice Frances Louisa Hyde (1867-1956), née Letch, Albert Victor Hyde was born at Brunswick East, Victoria on 3 June 1907.
Recruited from East Brunswick, he played in 10 First XVII matches (scoring 5 goals) with Brunswick Football Club in 1924.
Hyde was a full-forward and was Hawthorn's major goal-kicker during their first decade in the VFL: he topped their goal-kicking from 1926–1930, with a best of 62 goals in 1928 to finish third in the VFL's goal-kicking — an impressive feat considering that Hawthorn finished last without a win. His last couple of seasons at Hawrthorn were spent at full back.
He is the only player to have been selected to represent the VFL at both full-forward (1928),[1] and at full-back (1933).[2]
Hyde became captain-coach of Preston Football Club on 21 December 1935;[3] and, during his first season at Preston (1936) he was joint winner of the Recorder Cup. He retired at the end of 1937.
Running as the favourite,[4] he came second (by a foot) to R.L. Barker in the 1932 Stawell Gift final.[5]
After the war Hyde served for many years on the committee at Hawthorn.
Later, Hyde was a businessman in Melbourne.[6] In 1965 he was appointed President of the Metropolitan Football League.[6]
He died on 23 October 1989[7] and is buried at Rye Cemetery.[8]
