Graham Russell

Life Membership awarded in 1988.

Graham was an established A Grade walker with the Essendon club when he opted to transfer to Doncaster in 1974. In his first year with the club he joined the General Committee

and in the following three years was elected as Treasurer (1975) and then President (1976 and 1977). His talents as an experienced top level athlete and administrator were

valuable as he worked with Bill Chambers and Richard Davis to lay the foundations of our cross country programs which were the basis of our sustained improvement to become

a power in winter season athletics. At the same time Graham maintained his form in the summer season as part of the team that worked its way from C Grade to A Grade.

Apart from his own competitive input Graham played an important part in developing our budding walkers and our continuing strength in this field has been built on the foundations

he established.