Brian Cook did not know what he wanted to do until he was in his 20s, leading him down a career path of success.
The Torquay man followed the call of Australian rules football and, close to 40 years later, has a resume full of roles across sport, business and community and been recognised with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) during this year’s King’s Birthday Honours.
“In the industry of football, you meet great people all the time, and they help you along the journey, so I want to share it (OAM) with them,” he said.
“It’s hard to explain how you feel, but it’s a mixture of knowing that you’ve done some really good things in your life, but you also know that you’ve learned a lot from so many other people.
“I just love continually meeting good people through footy as it’s a team game and you meet so many people who put themselves second and the team first, and that’s the nature of the industry.”
Mr Cook’s roles span across many organisations, including the Western Australian Football Commission and Geelong Football Club, along with Wombat’s Wish, Deakin University, Give Where You Live, and Barwon Health.
