Jack_Ross_(Australian_footballer)

Jack Ross (footballer, born 1911)

Jack Ross (footballer, born 1911)

Australian rules footballer, born 1911

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).[2]

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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.

Ross later served in the Royal Australian Air Force for six months during World War II.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "R. Jack Ross". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. [2]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 769. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. [3]
    "World War II Roll: ROSS, Richard John". Department of Veterans Affairs.



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