Cyril Gambetta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cyril Gambetta

Australian rules footballer

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1899

Place of Birth: Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 20-Aug-1974

Profession: Australian rules footballer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Cyril Leonard Gambetta (1 August 1899 – 20 August 1974) was an Italian-Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Due to having suffered from polio as a child he had badly bowed legs which gave him an awkward running style. Gambetta came to Melbourne from Sandhurst in Bendigo at the start of the 1921 season.
After being refused a clearance to St Kilda, he joined Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) where he played as a forward.
The next season, he joined St Kilda where 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 and finished equal sixth in the 1928 Brownlow Medal.