Don Ross (footballer)
Australian rules footballer (1934–2026)
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Donald Andrew Ross (20 February 1934 – 15 July 2026) was an Australian rules footballer who represented Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]
| Don Ross | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 20 February 1934 | ||
| Died | 15 July 2026 (aged 92) | ||
| Original team | North Albury (OMFL) | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1950-51 & 1959-62 | North Albury | 110 (55) | |
| 1952–1958 | Footscray | 129 (20) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Biography
Originally from North Albury[4] in the Ovens & Murray Football League[5] where he played in North Albury's losing 1950 Ovens & Murray Football League grand final.
Ross played 16 VFL senior matches in 1952 and won Footscray's best first year player award.[6]
He played as a centreman[7] but was also used as a ruck-rover or at half forward for Footscray.[8]
Ross played in Footscray's 1954 VFL Grand Final premiership win against Melbourne.[9] He won Footscray's best and fairest award in 1956.
He returned home as captain-coach of North Albury from 1959 to 1962.[10] Ross was runner up in the 1961 and 1962 Ovens & Murray Football League best and fairest award, the Morris Medal.[11]
Ross was then captain-coach of Burrumbuttock Football Club in 1963 in the Hume Football League before retiring from football.
He was inducted into the Western Bulldogs Hall of Fame in 2018.[12]
Ross died on 15 July 2026, at the age of 92.[13] His son, Paul Ross played with Footscray in 1980.
