Bill Lyte
| Bill Lyte | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William George Lyte | ||
| Born |
21 August 1898 St Kilda, Victoria | ||
| Died |
11 December 1979 (aged 81) Prahran, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Melbourne Juniors | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921 | Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
| 1922 | Footscray (VFA) | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William George Lyte (21 August 1898 – 11 December 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Having served in the Army Reserve during World War I, Lyte later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II as a carpenter.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 536. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ↑ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
[edit]- Bill Lyte's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Lyte at AustralianFootball.com
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- 1898 births
- 1979 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Melbourne Football Club players
- People from St Kilda, Victoria
- Military personnel from Melbourne
- Australian military personnel of World War II
- Australian military personnel of World War I
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules football biography, 1898 birth stubs