Jim Ross (Australian footballer)
Australian rules footballer, born 1927
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James Allan Ross (18 October 1927 – 18 September 2015) was an Australian rules footballer in the VFL. He was a star ruckman and centre half-forward.
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Fullname
James Allan Ross[1]
Born
18 October 1927
Died
18 September 2015 (aged 87)
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston, Tasmania
Original team
Ringwood, Victoria
| Jim Ross | |||
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Ross during his St Kilda career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Allan Ross[1] | ||
| Born | 18 October 1927 | ||
| Died |
18 September 2015 (aged 87) Launceston, Tasmania | ||
| Original team | Ringwood, Victoria | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 79.5 kg (175 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–1954 | St Kilda | 139 (171) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ross won three club Best and Fairest awards. He left St Kilda and coached in Tasmania when only 26 years old, winning All-Australian selection in 1958.
He was a member of St Kilda's Team of the Century, and he was the fifth Tasmanian inducted into St Kilda's Hall of Fame. During his career at St Kilda, he represented Victoria four times.
Ross died at the Launceston General Hospital in Launceston, Tasmania, on 18 September 2015.[2]
