Frank Pyke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank Pyke

Footballer, sports administrator, sports scientist, educator and author

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1941

Place of Birth: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 22-Nov-2011

Profession: author, Australian rules footballer, sports scientist, sports administrator

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Frank Sherman Pyke (1 December 1941 – 22 November 2011) was an Australian sports scientist, educator, author, Australian rules footballer and sports administrator.
He played 130 games for Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) and two interstate matches for Western Australia, and later served as a professor at a number of universities in Australia, Canada and the United States.
He also served as the inaugural executive director of the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS), where he pioneered the Athlete Career and Education (ACE) program.