Mark Bos (born 28 July 1960) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for

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in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s. Bos made his senior VFL debut during the

1979 VFL season The 1979 VFL season was the 83rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 31 March until 29 September, and comprised a ...

, and playing on the half back flank, won consecutive Carji Greeves Medals for Geelong's Best and Fairest in

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and

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. He retired at the end of the

1989 VFL season The 1989 VFL season was the 93rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition and administrative body in Victoria and, by reason of it featuring clubs from New South Wales, Queensl ...

at the relatively young age of 29 to pursue interests beyond football.

References

* * *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. 1960 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players Carji Greeves Medal winners Victorian State of Origin players {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub