David Parkin

David Alexander Parkin was born on 12 September 1942 and is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League and for Subiaco in the Western Australian National Football League. A tough back-pocket player, he played 211 games for Hawthorn between 1961 and 1974, won the club best and fairest in 1965, captained the club from 1969 to 1973 and played in the 1971 premiership side. His stature in the game rests mainly on his coaching, in which he won four premierships, one with Hawthorn and three with Carlton, and he is considered one of the most influential coaches of the modern era.