Kevin Rose (Australian rules footballer)

Kevin Rose
Personal information
Birth 4 June 1939 (1939-06-04) (age 72)
Recruited from Nyah West
Height and weight 184cm / 86 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)

Collingwood (1958-67)

  • 159 games, 47 goals
Coaching career¹
Team(s)

Fitzroy (1975-77)

  • 66 games, 22 wins, 44 losses
¹ Statistics to end of 1977 season

Kevin Rose (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.

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. After retiring as a player he got into coaching and was appointed senior coach of Fitzroy in 1975.

From 1996 to 1999 he was president of the Collingwood Football Club before being replaced by Eddie McGuire.

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