Kenneth Douglas Ross (27 August 1927 – 19 September 2004) was an

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er who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). 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

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as playing coach. In 1957 he won the

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and two years later made a comeback with Fitzroy. He appeared in all 18 games that the club played in the

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but retired after two games early the following year.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Ken 1927 births Fitzroy Football Club players Camberwell Football Club players Camberwell Football Club coaches Northcote Football Club players J. J. Liston Trophy winners Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 2004 deaths