Described as the 'father of the national competition', Allen Aylett dies aged 88, with the AFL and North Melbourne paying tribute to the Australian Football Hall of Fame member.
abc.net.au/news/afl-north-melbourne-mourns-death-of-allen-aylett/101450252The AFL and North Melbourne have paid tribute to Australian Football Hall of Fame member Allen Aylett, who has died aged 88.He was president of both North Melbourne and the VFL during his careerAylett played 220 matches for North Melbourne between 1952 and 1964, serving as captain during his final four seasons with the club.
He was VFL president from 1977 to 1984, a period in which the competition began taking steps to expand nationally, highlighted by South Melbourne's move to Sydney.Aylett — who was also National Football League president during his administrative career — was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1996.
"His drive and ambition for the game to be as great as it could be opened new boundaries for our sport, and started the difficult but important steps to build the national competition we see today. "He was not only one of the great ideas men in our game, but also a wonderful man whose passion for football and family knew no bounds.""No single individual has had a greater impact on the North Melbourne Football Club than Dr Allen Aylett," she said.
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