Hawthorn Football Club has announced its newest Hall of Fame member, with former President Ian Dicker to be inducted at the club’s mid-season event in June.

Dicker served as Hawthorn president from 1996 to 2005, expertly guiding the Hawks through the ‘post-merger’ era.

Coming in as part of ‘Operation Payback’, Dicker immediately oversaw a dramatic change in the club’s financial position, helping double its membership base within 12 months. 

He also played a pivotal role in relocating the Hawks to Waverley park, and was instrumental in realising a deal with Tasmania, which remains one of the strongest partnerships in the league today. 

Dicker will become the 46^th member of the Hawthorn Hall of Fame and the sixth president to be inducted.

He will be officially inducted during the Mighty Fighting Hawks Premiership Reunion on 15^th June at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins. The event will also celebrate the 30^th anniversary of Hawthorn’s 1989 premiership, with several premiership players also in attendance. 

Tickets can now be purchased for the event here.