Tom Byrne | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas Charles Byrne | ||
Date of birth | 7 November 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Nhill, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 23 November 1984 | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Ararat | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 82.5 kg (182 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1929 | Carlton | 4 (0) | |
1935–39 | Hawthorn | 61 (70) | |
Total | 65 (70) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Thomas Charles Byrne (7 November 1908 – 23 November 1984) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Byrne was recruited by Carlton from Ararat in 1929, playing 4 games before transferring to Williamstown in the VFA mid-season in 1930 where he played 39 games and kicked 33 goals from 1930 to 1933. He represented the VFA in a game against the VFL at Princes Park in June, 1932, which the League won by just 8 points.
Byrne crossed to Fitzroy in 1934 but did not play a senior match and finished the season with Prahran. He was then recruited by Hawthorn, where he went on to play 61 games and kick 70 goals from 1935 to 1939.