Johnny Ross (rugby league)

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Johnny Ross
Personal information
Full nameJohnny Ross
Born20 October 1931
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Died28 June 2018(2018-06-28) (aged 86)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Five-eighth
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1951–55 Parramatta 3360018
Source: [1]

Johnny Ross (1931-2018) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played as a five-eighth for Parramatta in the 1950s.

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Playing career

Ross was a Parramatta junior and made his first grade debut for the club in 1951. Ross played a total of 33 first grade games for Parramatta at a difficult time in the club's history with the newly admitted side struggling due to a weak playing roster and lack of resources. Ross claimed 2 wooden spoons as a player at the club. Ross played over 100 games in total for Parramatta including reserve grade and third grade appearances.

Post playing

Ross coached teams in the local Wollongong district for a number of years before becoming a successful publican managing several pubs in New South Wales before retiring in 1997. Ross then became the founding chairman of HOSTPLUS, the industry superannuation fund for a range of industries including hospitality. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Johnny Ross - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
  3. ↑ "John Ross OAM - A Pioneer Parramatta Eel". Men of League Foundation. 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Vale: NRL in Memorium 2018". National Rugby League. 29 December 2018.
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