Date of birth 22 April 1916 Place of death New Guinea Name Clyde Helmer | Height/Weight 184 cm / 80 kg Years Club | |
Date of death 24 April 1945(1945-04-24) (aged 29) Role Australian Rules Footballer Died April 24, 1945, New Guinea, Indonesia | ||
1937–19411942Total - GeelongMelbourne | ||
Clyde Helmer (22 April 1916 – 24 April 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A forward, Helmer could torpedo punt on either foot and in 1938, just his second league season, topped Geelong's goalkicking with 74 goals. In a game that year against Fitzroy he kicked a career best eight goals. He crossed to Melbourne in 1942 but could only manage two games.
During World War II Helmer was a Temporary Warrant Officer in the Australian Army and lost his life in New Guinea after a bomb he was trying to defuse exploded.
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