Alfred Hack
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Biographical
- Born: 12 June 1905
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- Previous Club: Teachers' College
- GFC League Debut: 1925
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Alfred Thomas Hack played in Glenelg's first ever League win in Round 1 1925. He played 56 games in total for Glenelg. Prior to joining Glenelg he captained the Teachers' College side for 2 years.
He was also a cricketer who played first-class cricket for South Australia from 1927 to 1931, scoring his only century in South Australia's victory over Queensland in 1928-29. He captained Glenelg district cricket club.
Hack was a schoolteacher. After postings in the Adelaide suburb of Brighton and at the small settlement of Paris Creek, near Strathalbyn, he was appointed to the school at Glenelg, but died suddenly on 4 February 1933 of acute appendicitis shortly after taking up the position. He was 27 years old.
References
1. Pride of the Bay
2. Wikipedia