Maurie Lyon
South Melbourne
AFL career
4 games0 goals
- Debut
- R15 1953 v HAW8 Aug 1953
- Most recent
- R18 1953 v STK29 Aug 1953
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local club Lakeside Rovers, Maurie Lyon was a mid-sized footballer who earned his opportunity with South Melbourne late in the 1953 season. He played four consecutive senior games for the Bloods, standing at 179cm, but could not consolidate a permanent spot in the lineup and finished his VFL tenure without registering a goal. While his on-field career at the elite level was fleeting, Lyon's legacy in the game endured through the next generation as the father of Ross Lyon, who became a prominent figure in the AFL as a tough utility for Fitzroy and Brisbane and later a celebrated senior coach for St Kilda and Fremantle.
Profile
- Born
- 16 Jan 1931
- Died
- 16 Dec 2014 (aged 83y 334d)
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Family
- Son:Ross Lyon
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local club Lakeside Rovers, Maurie Lyon was a mid-sized footballer who earned his opportunity with South Melbourne late in the 1953 season. He played four consecutive senior games for the Bloods, standing at 179cm, but could not consolidate a permanent spot in the lineup and finished his VFL tenure without registering a goal. While his on-field career at the elite level was fleeting, Lyon's legacy in the game endured through the next generation as the father of Ross Lyon, who became a prominent figure in the AFL as a tough utility for Fitzroy and Brisbane and later a celebrated senior coach for St Kilda and Fremantle.