| Birth name | James Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | 22 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | George Heriot's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 93rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1979–1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lex Govan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Cliff Wilton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jimmy Ross was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 93rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. [1]
He went to George Heriot's School and was captain of the school in 1940. [2]
He refereed in the 1954 Kelso Sevens. [4]
He was a president of Heriots. [5]
He was Vice-President of the SRU in 1978. [6]
Ross became the 93rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1979 to 1980. [7] [8]
Ross died on 22 December 1997. The Glasgow Herald told of the time when Ross - with a SRU party of dignities - was with their sports journalist travelling to watch Scotland play France. The party was directed by the French police the wrong way up a one-way street to speed their progress to the Parc des Princes. The journalist recalled Ross's quip:'If they had got their army to the Front this quickly,the course of history might have been changed'. The obituary noted that Ross was a journalist's delight:a man with an opinion on everything;and his best stories were told against himself. [9]
He was cremated on 29 December 1997. [10]
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