Frank Hyde

Frank Hyde

Personal information
Full name	Francis Patrick Aloysius Hyde
Born	(1916-02-07)7 February 1916[1] Millers Point, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 September 2007(2007-09-24) (aged 91) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1936–37 Newtown 15 2 0 0 6 1938–41 Balmain 38 16 2 0 52 1942–43 North Sydney 37 9 0 0 27 Total 90 27 2 0 85 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1938–39 City 2 1 0 0 3 1938–39 New South Wales 5 3 0 0 9
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1943–44 North Sydney 28 12 4 12 43 1950 North Sydney 18 5 1 12 28 Total 46 17 5 24 37

Francis Patrick Aloysius Hyde MBE, OAM (7 February 1916 – 24 September 2007) was an Australian rugby league footballer, coach and radio caller. A New South Wales representative three-quarter, Hyde played his club football in Sydney for NSWRFL Premiership clubs Newtown, Balmain (with whom he won the 1939 Premiership) and North Sydney. Following his playing career, Hyde enjoyed even greater success as a commentator, earning him Membership of the Order of the British Empire and a place in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame and the Australian Commercial Radio Industry Hall of Fame. Hyde's contribution to Rugby League is celebrated each year with the Frank Hyde Shield, a three match tournament played between the Newtown Jets and North Sydney Bears.