Bob Rose (footballer)

Bob Rose
Bob Rose
Personal information
Full name	Robert Arthur Rose
Date of birth	7 August 1928
Place of birth	Nyah West, Victoria
Date of death	7 July 2003 (aged 74)
Place of death	Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria
Original team(s)	Nyah West
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1946–1955	Collingwood
1956–1962	Wangaratta Rovers
Coaching career
Years	Club
1964–1971	Collingwood
1972–1975	Footscray
1985–1986	Collingwood
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Career highlights
	Nyah West Premiership 1945; Nyah West Best & Fairest 1945; Mid Murray Football League Best & Fairest 1945; Collingwood best and fairest 1949, 1951-52-53; Runner-up Brownlow Medal 1953; Collingwood leading goalkicker 1953; All-Australian 1953; Sports Life Team of the Year 1951-52-53-54; Wangaratta Rovers Premiership Captain/Coach 1958, 1960; Ovens & Murray Morris Medal 1958, 1960; Ovens & Murray Leading Goalkicker 1960 (57); Wangaratta Rovers Best & Fairest 1956,57,59,1960; Collingwood Team of the Century (centre) 1997; AFLPA Award for Most Courageous Player named in his honour; Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee, 1996; Ovens & Murray Hall of Fame 2005; Wangaratta Rovers Hall of Fame 2001;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert Arthur Rose (7 August 1928 – 7 July 2003) was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever to play for Collingwood.

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