Ernest Alfred Pye (25 April 1880 – 10 March 1923) was a professional track cyclist[3] and Australian rules football player.
| Ernie Pye | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ernest Alfred Pye | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Swan Hill, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 March 1923 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Newark, United States[1][2] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1903 | St Kilda | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Australian rules football
editErnie Pye started his sports career as an allround athlete, during which he was active as an Australian rules footballer and played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[4]
Cycling career
editBut Pye really excelled in cycling. In 1902 and 1903 he won the Australian Natives' Association Wheel race and, after moving to the United States he would find success as a professional track cyclist racing in some of the most prestigious Six-day races of the time with wins in Salt Lake City and top placings in the Six Days of Boston and New York in which he partnered with champions like Alfred Grenda. After his active career he managed the Salt Palace Track in Salt Lake City, before dying in 1923 in Newark.[1]
Palmares
edit- 1902
- 1st A.N.A. Wheel race
- 1903
- 1st A.N.A. Wheel race
- 1906
- 6th Six Days of New York, with Jack Clark
- 1911
- 6th Six Days of New York, with Elmer Collins
- 1912
- 3rd Six Days of Boston, with John Bedell
- 6th Six Days of New York, with Alfred Granda
References
edit- ^ a b "CYCLING NOTES". Daily Telegraph. Vol. XLIII, no. 66. Tasmania, Australia. 17 March 1923. p. 6.
- ^ "Ernest Alfred Pye". FamilySearch.org.
- ^ "Ernest Alfred "Ernie" Pye's Palmares". CyclingRanking.com.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 724. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
edit- Ernie Pye's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ernie Pye at AustralianFootball.com
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