David Smorgon

David Smorgon (born 8 May 1947) is an Australian businessman. He is most noted for holding the presidency of the Western Bulldogs, an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has been a passionate supporter of the club since his youth and has held the position of president since 1996. He will hand the presidency back to Peter Gordon in December 2012.

His presidency was sensationally underlined with accusations of being a reactive leader of sorts. However his passion to drive the club in to a positions his fans desire has never been in doubt.

He was educated at Brighton Grammar.

Personal life

Smorgon's wife Roslyn died from cancer on Sunday 27 January 2008 aged 58.^[1]

His cousin is Graham Smorgon, former Smorgon Steel chairman and former president of the Carlton Football Club.

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