Mark Bos

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Mark Bos
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-07-28) 28 July 1960 (age 60)
Original team(s) Wandella
Debut Round 6, 1979, Geelong
vs.  Footscray
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1979–1989 Geelong 195 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mark Bos (born 28 July 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.

Bos made his senior VFL debut during the 1979 VFL season, and playing on the half back flank, won consecutive Carji Greeves Medals for Geelong's Best and Fairest in 1987 and 1988.

He retired at the end of the 1989 VFL season at the relatively young age of 29 to pursue interests beyond football.

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