Cyril Gambetta

Cyril Gambetta

Personal information
Birth	1 August 1899
Recruited from	Hawthorn (VFA)
Height and weight	180 cm / 80 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)	St Kilda (1922-31) 129 games, 75 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1931 season

Cyril Gambetta (born 1 August 1899, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s. Due to having suffered from polio as a child he had badly bowed legs which gave him an awkward running style.

Gambetta came to St Kilda from Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) where he played as a forward. At St Kilda he spent most of his time as a key position defender and was twice chosen to represent Victoria at interstate football. He won St Kilda's best player award in 1925 ^[1] and finished equal 6th in the 1928 Brownlow Medal.

References

1. ^ The Argus 15 December 1925

External links

• Cyril Gambetta's statistics from AFL Tables
• Fullpointsfooty profile
• Listing as deceased at Italian Team of the Century

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Name	Gambetta, Cyril
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Date of birth	1 August 1899
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