Hawthorn great Don Scott is set to be elevated to Legend status in the club’s Hall of Fame.
The news was announced as part of the club’s virtual Annual General Meeting on Tuesday night, with Scott set to become just the ninth Hawthorn Legend.
The illustrious group includes Hawks icons John Kennedy Snr, Leigh Matthews, Graham Arthur, Michael Tuck, David Parkin, Peter Hudson, Jason Dunstall and the most recent inductee Peter Knights who was added in 2017.
Scott played 302 games in the brown and gold over a 15-year career that spanned between 1967 and 1981, winning three premierships with the club as well as the 1973 best and fairest award.
The club's captain from 1976 to 1980, Scott was recognised as one of the most fearless ruckmen of his era.
An intimidating competitor, he played with enormous courage, doing what was necessary to win with a remorseless, tough mode of attrition.
Scott displayed an additional dimension to his service to the club when he helped rally the faithful in 1996 to prevent the merger proposal with the Melbourne Demons.
Widely regarded as one of the club's greatest players, he became a Hawthorn Life Member in 1974 and was inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Hawks Hall of Fame in 2003.
Criteria for Legend status
The Hall of Fame has a special category of inductees known as Legends. People are selected for Legend status if they have had a particularly significant positive impact on the game.
