Jack Ross (footballer, born 1911)
Jack Ross | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Richard John Ross | ||
Date of birth | 9 September 1911 | ||
Date of death | 21 February 1996 | (aged 84)||
Original team(s) | Northcote (VFA) | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Half back | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1931–1940 | Collingwood | 142 (30) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Richard John Ross (9 September 1911 – 21 February 1996)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ross was a utility player who was used mostly at half back. He appeared in five successive Grand Finals from 1935 to 1939, the first two of them premierships. His brother Bob also played at Collingwood.
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jack Ross (footballer, born 1911). |
- ^ "R. Jack Ross". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- Jack Ross's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Categories:
- 1911 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Collingwood Football Club Premiership players
- Northcote Football Club players
- 1996 deaths
- Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1911 birth stubs