Tony Hayde

Tony Hayde and his younger brother Norman both played for New Zealand’s “Black Sticks” national hockey team. The family tradition was maintained in 2017 by Cameron “Cam” Hayde, Tony’s grandson, when he made his début against Pakistan. Cam’s two brothers, Willie and Mitchell, played alongside him in the Canterbury team, and also played at provincial level. Furthermore, their father Glenn (Tony’s son), was a member of the highly successful Harewood team in the 1980s.

The highlight of Tony Hayde’s career was in helping New Zealand achieve their best ever Olympic finish (fifth) at Roma in 1960. They came very close to reaching the semi-finals, but were edged out by a single extra-time goal by Spain in the quarters. They had the consolation, however, of beating Australia 1-0 in the fifth/sixth place classification match. Hayde was a life member of the Canterbury Hockey Association and the award made to Canterbury’s Women’s Coach of the Year is the Tony Hayde Trophy, in his honour.