Bob Rose (footballer)

Bob Rose
Personal information
Date of birth	(1928-08-07)7 August 1928
Place of birth	Victoria
Date of death	7 July 2003(2003-07-07) (aged 74)
Place of death	Melbourne, Australia
Original team(s)	Nyah West
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1946–1955	Collingwood	152 (214)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1964–1971	Collingwood	168 0(111–55–2)
1972–1975	Footscray	089 00(42–45–2)
1985–1986	Collingwood	025 00(10–15–0)
Total		282 (163–115–4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Career highlights
Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee, 1996 All-Australian 1953 Sports Life Team Of The Year 1951-52-53-54 Runner-up Brownlow Medal 1953 Collingwood best and fairest 1949, 1951-52-53 Collingwood leading goalkicker 1953 Collingwood Team of the Century (centre) AFLPA Award for Most Courageous Player named in his honour
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert "Bob" Rose (7 August 1928 – 7 July 2003) was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the VFL. He is widely regarded as the greatest player ever to play for Collingwood.

A Collingwood legend, he has had achievements of the many including the greatest honours for a club, and in the VFL/AFL. From country club Nyah West, Rose debuted in 1946. He was a genuine all-round sportsman, who was looking down the path of a professional boxing career, but decided to play the game of football. Rose was courageous in the midfield, and was very skillful on both sides. His honours included four best and fairest awards, was a leading goalkicker in a premiership season, including All-Australian honours. Rose however didn't win the Brownlow Medal despite being up in the mix on several occasions, coming second in 1953. Rose also, as an icon of the club, never was given the role as captain due to the strong leaders playing for the Pies.

Rose played in 3 Grand Finals, in years 1952, 1953 and 1955, including one premiership, in 1953. Injuries had got the better of him though, and retired in 1955 after 152 games, and kicked 214 goals, with the losing Grand Final being his last match.

Rose was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He was selected as the centre in Collingwood's Team of the Century, and the AFL Players Association's annual award for Most Courageous Player, struck in 1991, is named in Rose's honour.

In 1956 Rose was appointed Captain-coach of Wangaratta Rovers, Rose had moved to Wangaratta to open a sporting goods store. He led the Wangaratta Rovers to premierships in 1958 and 1960. Rose was the Leagues leading goalkicker in 1960. Rose was also the Leagues Morris Medal winner in 1958 and 1960.