Jack Ross (footballer, born 1911)
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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 / weight | 173 cm / 70 kg | ||
Position(s) | Half back | ||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Richard John 'Jack' 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
- ^ "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.