1. Cyril Louis Hoft was an Australian rules footballer who played for the North Fremantle and Perth Football Clubs in the West Australian Football League and the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian Football League.
10 Facts About Cyril Hoft
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The son of Herman Hoft, and Amelia Ann Hoft, nee Haley, Cyril Louis Hoft was born on 24 September 1896.
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Cyril Hoft grew up in the South-West region of Western Australia, moving to Perth to attend Scotch College, where he played in the school's football team.
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Cyril Hoft married Dorothy Marjorie Davies, in Perth, on 22 June 1925.
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Cyril Hoft played for the Third Australian Divisional team in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916 that had been organised by Frank Beaurepaire.
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Cyril Hoft tied with Subiaco's Tom Outridge, on 14 votes, in the inaugural Sandover Medal count in 1921.
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In 1997, along with a number of other players who had tied for first, but lost on countback, Cyril Hoft was awarded a retrospective medal.
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Cyril Hoft was appointed captain-coach in 1925, and guided the club to its first ever win after 56 losses, an upset against reigning premiers West Torrens.
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Cyril Hoft returned to Perth in 1928, playing one game in his final season with the club before retiring.
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Cyril Hoft died in July 1949 after a long illness, leaving his wife and six children.