Ernest Joseph Hyman (1904 – 7 January 1927) was a footballer for
Yeovil Town. He died on 7 January 1927 from
injuries sustained during a game for the club against
Taunton Town
Taunton Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Taunton, Somerset. They compete in the , the sixth tier of English football and play their home matches at Wordsworth Drive, which they moved into during the 1953 season. ...
on Boxing Day 1926. He is buried in the graveyard of St Nicholas church, Radstock.
His father was a miner in the
Somerset Coalfield, and Ernest was the cousin of cricketer and footballer
Bill Hyman
William Hyman (7 March 1875 – 11 February 1959), known as "Bill" or "Billy", played first-class cricket, first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, Somerset from 1900 to 1914. He was born at Radstock, Somerset and died at Mount Ch ...
and three members of his local
Radstock Town F.C.
Radstock Town Football Club is a football club based in Radstock, Somerset, England. It is a member of the and plays at the Southfields Recreation Ground. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.
History
Believed to be one of the ol ...
team.
["Obituary". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1960 ed.). Wisden. p. 952.]
References
English footballers
Yeovil Town F.C. players
People from Radstock
1904 births
1927 deaths
Association footballers not categorized by position
Association football players who died while playing
Sport deaths in England
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