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 | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1921–1922 | Collingwood | 7 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Clyde James Smith (28 January 1901 – 5 January 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Smith made one appearance for Collingwood in the 1921 VFL season[2] and six in the 1922 VFL season, then left the club to coach Cobram.[3]
Smith coached Rochester in 1924.[4][5]
A police constable, Smith was accidentally shot and killed by a colleague's firearm while on duty in Frankston on 5 January 1935.[6][7]