Johnny Ross (rugby league)
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| Full name | Johnny Ross | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 1931 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 June 2018 (aged 86) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnny Ross (1931-2018) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played as a five-eighth for Parramatta in the 1950s.
Playing career
[edit]Ross was a Parramatta junior and made his first grade debut for the club in 1951. Ross played a total of 33 first grade games for Parramatta at a difficult time in the club's history with the newly admitted side struggling due to a weak playing roster and lack of resources. Ross claimed 2 wooden spoons as a player at the club. Ross played over 100 games in total for Parramatta including reserve grade and third grade appearances.
Post playing
[edit]Ross coached teams in the local Wollongong district for a number of years before becoming a successful publican managing several pubs in New South Wales before retiring in 1997. Ross then became the founding chairman of HOSTPLUS, the industry superannuation fund for a range of industries including hospitality.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Johnny Ross - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
- ^ "John Ross OAM - A Pioneer Parramatta Eel". Men of League Foundation. 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Vale: NRL in Memorium 2018". National Rugby League. 29 December 2018.