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Many Port supporters will not know who Barry Wilson was, indeed many will not have heard of him. Barry was a Port Adelaide Past Player having played mainly Reserves football and a long standing Member of the Port Adelaide Football Club Management Committee and he was a Director when Port made it into the AFL. I looked up the 1997 Annual Report and found that Barry had attended 15 out of 15 Management Committee meetings in 1997. A perfect attendance record in an age when we elected Director's to our Board. Barry was also one of those Board Members who attended every game and was always accessible in the Clubrooms after each game.
One of Barry's most notable achievements was the introduction of Dad's Army at Alberton and through this initiative the Club saved many dollars. Known to those in Dad's Army as 'The Colonel' Barry was the chief organiser of this band of volunteers who met at Alberton every Monday to clean the Oval, collect cans and perform a multitude of maintenance tasks.
Barry was also a keen bowler and Member of the Port Adelaide Bowling Club.
With the passing of Barry Wilson another part of the old PAFC as we knew it has also passed.
Barry Ernest Wilson R.I.P.
One of Barry's most notable achievements was the introduction of Dad's Army at Alberton and through this initiative the Club saved many dollars. Known to those in Dad's Army as 'The Colonel' Barry was the chief organiser of this band of volunteers who met at Alberton every Monday to clean the Oval, collect cans and perform a multitude of maintenance tasks.
Barry was also a keen bowler and Member of the Port Adelaide Bowling Club.
With the passing of Barry Wilson another part of the old PAFC as we knew it has also passed.
Barry Ernest Wilson R.I.P.
