Don Dilks

Donald Ian Dilks (20 May 1912 – 13 September 1981) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family
The son of John Ernest Dilks (1891-1922), and Minnie Victoria Dilks (1893-1982), née Goding, Donald Ian Dilks was born on 20 May 1912.

He married Jean Elizabeth Deller (1913–2013), the sister of Williamstown footballers Eddie Deller and Reg Deller, in 1938.

Football
Recruited from Spotswood Citizens.

1937 Best First-Year Players
In September 1937, The Argus selected Dilks in its team of 1937's first-year players.