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| Kevin Rose | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kevin Thomas Rose | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Nyah West, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Nyah West | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1958–1967 | Collingwood | 159 (47) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1975–1977 | Fitzroy | 66 (22–44–0) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Kevin Thomas Rose OAM (born 4 June 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL. He was one of four brothers who played for Collingwood with the most famous being his older brother Bob Rose.[1]
Rose started his career as a half back flanker before becoming a ruck-rover. He was a Collingwood premiership player in 1958 and played in three losing grand final teams. He subsequently played for six years with Prahran on the Victorian Football Association.[2] In 2003 he was selected in Prahran's Team of the Century.
After retiring as a player he took up coaching and was appointed senior coach of Fitzroy in 1975.
From 1996 to 1998 he was president of the Collingwood Football Club before being replaced by Eddie McGuire.[3]
In 2015 Kevin Rose was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to the community, and to Australian Rules football."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 767. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Rose, Kevin". The VFA Project.
- ^ "President: Kevin Rose". Collingwood Forever.
- ^ "Mr Kevin Thomas ROSE". Government of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Kevin Rose's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Kevin Rose's coaching statistics from AFL Tables
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