Clyde Smith
Australian rules footballer

Clyde Smith

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Australian rules footballer
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Male
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Birth:
28 January 1901
Death:
5 January 1935(Frankston, City of Frankston, Victoria, Australia)
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Biography

Clyde James Smith (28 January 1901 – 5 January 1935) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Smith made one appearance for Collingwood in the 1921 VFL season and six in the 1922 VFL season, then left the club to coach Cobram.

A police constable, Smith was accidentally shot and killed by a colleague's firearm while on duty in Frankston on 5 January 1935.