Allen Aylett OBE | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Allen James Aylett | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
Date of death | 16 September 2022 | (aged 88)||
Original team(s) | University High | ||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1952–1964 | North Melbourne | 220 (311) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Allen James Aylett OBE (24 April 1934 – 16 September 2022) was an Australian rules football player and administrator, best known for his administrator career for which he was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2006. As chairman of the then Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1977 to 1984 he oversaw the competition's first expansion outside Victoria into the Sydney market with the establishment of the Sydney Swans, ultimately paving the way for it to become a national competition.
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