Don Wilks | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Don Wilks | ||
Date of birth | 9 August 1917 | ||
Date of death | 18 November 1983 | (aged 66)||
Original team(s) | Camberwell | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Back Pocket / Halfback | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1943–45 | Hawthorn | 51 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Don Wilks (9 August 1917 – 18 November 1983) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Wilks coached Echuca to the 1946 Echuca Football League premiership.[2] [3]
Wilks coached Auburn to three successive premierships from 1947 to 1949.
He coached North Albury Football Club in 1950 in the Ovens and Murray Football League,[4] losing the grand final to Wangaratta.
In 1951 and 1952, Wilks coached Maryborough in the Ballarat Football League. [5]