Norm Dickson Explained

Norm Dickson
Fullname:Norman Mons Dickson
Birth Date:8 October 1915
Originalteam:Northcote High School
Height:183 cm
Weight:86 kg
Statsend:1939
Years1:1936–39
Games Goals1:28 (25)
Years2:1946–47
Club2:Northcote (VFA)
Games Goals2:13 (15)

Norman Mons Dickson (8 October 1915 – 25 July 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

After being unable to play with Richmond in 1940 due to injury[2], Dickson enlisted in the Australian Army and served for the last four years of World War II.[3]

Upon his return from active service, Dickson resumed his football career, playing with Northcote in the Victorian Football Association.[4] [5]

After his football career, Dickson moved to South Australia and lived in the Adelaide suburb of Brighton. Dickson worked as a Sales Manager for Esso and managed both the Merino and Grange Golf Clubs, serving as President for three years and club captain for two years at the Grange Golf Club. Dickson and his wife were both awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 1998, Norm Dickson's citation reading "for service to the community of Brighton, particularly through the Senior Citizens Club".[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 226.
  2. News: TIGER INJURED IN COLLISION AT TRAINING . The Herald . 19,645 . Victoria, Australia . 3 May 1940. 17.
  3. Web site: World War II Service: DICKSON, Norman Mons . Department of Veterans Affairs.
  4. News: MORE LEAGUE MEN FOR VFA . The Herald . 21,489 . Victoria, Australia . 3 April 1946 . 14.
  5. News: N. DICKSON IN NORTHCOTE SIDE . The Argus. 31,158 . Victoria, Australia . 12 July 1946 . 17.
  6. Web site: Mr Norman Mons DICKSON . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.