Cyril Gove

Cyril George Gove (10 January 1890 – 28 August 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family The son of Julius Gove (1854–1922),Deaths: Gove, The Argus, (Monday, 10 April 1922) p.1. and Catherine Gove (1860–1923),Deaths: Gove, The Argus, (Wednesday, 31 January 1923), p.1. née Blyth, Cyril George Gove was born on 10 January 1890. He married Olga Macaw (1907–1984) on 27 October 1932.About People, The (Deniliquin) Independent, (Friday, 28 October 1932), p.2.

Football Gove, from St Thomas' Grammar School, Essendon, played his early football for the Collegians. A wiry wingman, he played 16 games in the 1914 VFL season and was chosen to represent the VFL in the Sydney Carnival.

Amateur jockey April, 1914 In April 1914, Gove rode five winners at the Southern Riverina Turf Club Picnic Meeting in Deniliquin. 29 May 1915 At 2:00p.m. on Saturday 29 May 1915, Gove rode the racehorse Menthe into third place in the Springbank Corinthian Handicap, a race for amateur riders,Goodwood, "Notes and Chat", The Argus, (Saturday, 29 May 1915), p.22, col.A. at Moonee Valley Racecourse. Immediately the race was over, he caught a fast cab down Mount Alexander Road, Melbourne to the East Melbourne Cricket Ground,Ross (1996), p.87. and by 3:00p.m. he was playing for Essendon (and was one of its best players)Saturday's Sport, The Age, (Monday, 31 May 1915), p.12. in its round 6 match against South Melbourne.Saturday’s Matches: Some Close Finishes: Notes by Observer, The Argus, (Monday, 31 May 1915), p.6. col.A.Champion Tobacco "Sportettes", The Canberra Times, (Friday, 23 July 1954), p.8, col.A.

Death He died in Deniliquin, New South Wales on 28 August 1973,Deaths: Gove, The Age, (Thursday, 30 August 1973), p.22. aged 83.

Cyril Gove

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