Alfred Lyttelton
English footballer
Died when: 56 years 148 days (676 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Alfred Lyttelton KC (7 February 1857 – 5 July 1913) was a British politician and sportsman from the Lyttelton family who excelled at both football and cricket.
During his time at university he participated in Varsity Matches in five sports: cricket (1876–79), football (1876–78), athletics (1876; selected to throw the hammer), rackets (1877–79) and real tennis (1877–79), displaying an ability that made him arguably the pre-eminent sportsman of his generation; his only rival in terms of versatility was Oxford's Cuthbert Ottaway.
He was, among numerous other achievements, the first man to represent England at both football and cricket.Lyttelton was also a successful politician and served as Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1903 and 1905.
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