After leaving football, Dolan served as a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council.

[1] Dolan originally played in the Goldfields Football Association with Kalgoorlie City and was recruited to East Fremantle after two seasons.

In winning the 1946 premiership, Dolan's East Fremantle side went through the season undefeated, the only occasion this has been done by a WAFL team in the 20th century.

Secretary of the East Fremantle ALP branch for many years, Dolan seldom missed a party meeting.

He was one of the inaugural inductees into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2004 and in 2007 was named as coach of the Fremantle Team of Legends.