Ken Ross (footballer)

For other people named Kenneth Ross, see Kenneth Ross (disambiguation).

Kenneth Douglas Ross (27 August 1927 – 19 September 2004^[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ken Ross
Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Douglas Ross
Date of birth	(1927-08-27)27 August 1927
Date of death	19 September 2004(2004-09-19) (aged 77)
Place of death	Melbourne
Original team(s)	Northcote
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s)	Utility
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1948–55, 1959–60	Fitzroy	129 (36)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ross was a versatile footballer, used often as a ruck-rover, whom Fitzroy recruited from VFA club Northcote. He spent eight seasons at Fitzroy, before returning to the VFA in 1956 where he was signed by Camberwell as playing coach. In 1957 he won the J. J. Liston Trophy and two years later made a comeback with Fitzroy. He appeared in all 18 games that the club played in the 1959 VFL season but retired after two games early the following year.

References

1. "Ken Ross - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

• Ken Ross's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.