Tags: Australian Rules Football Player.
Lyle Downs (26 July 1896 – 7 July 1921) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Downs who also played for the Carlton Cricket Club was a rover and played finals in his first three seasons. He played a game for Carlton with his brother Johnny in 1920. The brothers were cousins of another Carlton footballer Tommy Downs.After a training session on 7 July 1921 Downs collapsed and died in the training room of a heart attack.