Ross McKinnon (born in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the University, Eastern Suburbs, New South Wales and for the Australian national side. McKinnon, who attended Sydney Boys High, started playing at the University club as a five-eighth.[1]
After McKinnon finished playing in Australia's major rugby league competition - the NSWRL he moved to the more rural locality of Cessnock, New South Wales where the Centre played out the remainder of his career as the captain coach of that side.
McKinnon later became the coach of the North Sydney and Canterbury-Bankstown clubs.
His great grandson, Wade McKinnon, currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.
In 2011, the Cessnock club's centenary year, McKinnon was named at centre in a Cessnock 'Team of the Century'.[1]
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