Peter Lyon is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played for Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL) during the 1960s.

From Eaglehawk

Eaglehawk Football Club

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 originally, Lyon came off the bench in the 1963 VFL Grand Final

1963 VFL Grand Final

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, which Hawthorn lost to Geelong. He could only break into the seniors three times the following year.

A centreman, Lyon spent the next three seasons as playing coach of Devonport

Devonport Football Club

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. He represented both the North West Football Union

North West Football Union

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 and Tasmanian representative teams, winning the Alstergen Trophy in 1967 for his performance with the former.

Lyon's son, Garry

Garry Lyon

Garry Peter Lyon is a former professional Australian rules football player and was captain of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. Since his retirement from football, he has been mainly an Australian rules football media personality, featuring on television, radio and in...

, played at Melbourne

Melbourne Football Club

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and is a current Australian rules football media personality.