Researching Don Pyke
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1034 people with the Pyke surname? In that year Pyke was ranked number 2559 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Don means "form of DONALD - proud chief" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Don Pyke on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Don Pyke and the Pyke Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 1455 people with the Pyke surname in the UK? Pyke is now ranked number 2722 for popularity in the UK. |
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Don Pyke
Donald Lachlan Pyke (born 5 December 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who is an assistant coach at the Sydney Swans. He was formerly the senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for the West Coast Eagles from 1989 to 1996.
Pyke was born in the United States where his father Frank was studying sports science. He grew up in his father's home town of Perth and later in Canberra, where he played representative football and cricket for the Australian Capital Territory. Pyke was recruited by for the 1987 WAFL season, playing in a premiership in his first season and winning the club's best and fairest award in his second season. This led to his recruitment by West Coast, who selected him prior to the 1988 National Draft. Pyke spent eight seasons at the club, playing in premiership sides in both 1992 and 1994, and sharing the Club Champion Award with Glen Jakovich in 1993. He finished his AFL career with 132 games and 97 goals.
After retiring from playing, Pyke was the senior coach of Claremont from 1999 to 2000. He also spent time as an assistant coach at AFL Adelaide in 2005/2006 and in administrative roles at West Coast, including a period on the board of directors 2001 to 2004. Pyke rejoined West Coast as a strategy coach at the end of the 2013 AFL season 2013 season, under Adam Simpson. He was appointed senior coach of Adelaide in October 2015, replacing the deceased Phil Walsh. He coached the team to the 2017 AFL Grand Final where it lost to Richmond.
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