Hawthorn Football Club extends its sincere condolences to the family of former Hawthorn player Graham Cooper, who passed away on Friday aged 81.

Cooper made his debut for the brown and gold in 1959, going on to play 90 games across seven seasons with the Hawks.

He was a part of the club’s inaugural premiership in 1961, forever etching his name into Hawthorn’s history books.

Vale Graham Cooper.