Graham Huggins

[1] Huggins was a Melbourne businessman and company director and assumed the presidency at St Kilda in 1959 after serving on the committee from 1954.

[3] In 1976, Huggins, then VFL vice-president, was a considered a strong chance to assume the position of President of the League.

He withdrew from the contest to remain with St Kilda and Allen Aylett became VFL president at the beginning of 1977.

[4] Huggins stepped down from the St Kilda presidency in 1979, but continued on the board until 1981 at which time he retired after a quarter of a century involved in football at the highest level.

In 1981 Huggins published a report concluding that there was an "untapped market in Sydney which represented an excellent opportunity for the league.