Frank Hyde

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**Frank Hyde**
Personal information

Full name	Francis Aloysius Hyde
Date of birth	7 February 1916(1916-02-07)^[1]
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death	24 September 2007 (aged 91)
Place of death	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)	Rugby League player Coach and commentator
School(s)	St. Patrick's Marist Brothers
Spouse(s)	Gaby Hyde
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1936–1937 1938–1939, 1941 1942–1943	Newtown Balmain North Sydney	15 (6) 38 (52) 37 927)
Representative teams
1938–1939	New South Wales	5 (9)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Francis "Frank" Aloysius Hyde MBE (7 February 1916 – September 24, 2007) was an Australian rugby league player, coach and radio caller.

During his playing career, Hyde represented the Newtown Jets, the Balmain Tigers, the North Sydney Bears and, at the state level, New South Wales. He scored a try for the Balmain Tigers in their winning grand final of 1939, and was captain-coach of North Sydney when they reached the grand final in 1943. However, due to World War II, he was unable to represent the Australian national team.

Hyde began his career as a broadcaster in 1953. His call, accompanying a shot for goal, of "It's long enough, it's high enough and it's straight between the posts" became an iconic part of the game.^[2]

1 Honours and Awards
2 Death
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Honours and Awards

On 1 January 1974, at the age of 57, Hyde was made a Member of Order of the British Empire.^[3]

On 24 October 2000, at the age of 84, Hyde was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his service to the game of rugby league as player, coach and broadcaster.^[4]

[edit] Death

Hyde died on September 24, 2007 at the age of 91.^[5] ^[6]^[7]

Hyde was honoured at the 2007 NRL Grand Final with a video-tribute during the half time break of the match between Manly and Melbourne and a minute's silence prior to the Premier League Grand Final.^[8]