Jim Ross (Australian footballer) explained

Jim Ross
Fullname:James Allan Ross[1]
Birth Date:18 October 1927
Death Place:Launceston, Tasmania
Originalteam:Ringwood, Victoria
Height:183 cm
Weight:79.5 kg
Statsend:1954
Years1:1946–1954
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:139 (171)
Careerhighlights:
  • St Kilda Best and Fairest 1949, 1951–1952
  • St Kilda Leading goalkicker 1954
  • St Kilda Team of the Century member
  • Victorian state representative four times

James Allan Ross (18 October 192718 September 2015) was an Australian rules footballer in the VFL. He was a star ruckman and centre half-forward.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tribute:Jim Ross . Herald Sun.
  2. News: Poulter. Geoff. Tasmania's St Kilda legend Jim Ross dies, aged 87. 22 September 2015. The Mercury. 23 September 2015.