Bill Lyte

Bill Lyte
Personal information
Full name William George Lyte
Date of birth (1898-08-21)21 August 1898
Place of birth St Kilda, Victoria
Date of death 11 December 1979(1979-12-11) (aged 81)
Place of death Prahran, Victoria
Original team(s) 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.


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