Jimmy Ross (rugby union)
| Birth name | James Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | 22 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | George Heriot's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 93rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1979–1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lex Govan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Cliff Wilton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jimmy Ross was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 93rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
He went to George Heriot's School and was captain of the school in 1940.[2]
Referee career[edit]
He refereed in the 1954 Kelso Sevens.[4]
Administrative career[edit]
He was a president of Heriots.[5]
He was Vice-President of the SRU in 1978.[6]
Ross became the 93rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1979 to 1980.[7][8]
Death[edit]
Ross died on 22 December 1997. The Glasgow Herald told of the time when Ross - with a SRU party of dignities - was with their sports journalist travelling to watch Scotland play France. The party was directed by the French police the wrong way up a one-way street to speed their progress to the Parc des Princes. The journalist recalled Ross's quip: 'If they had got their army to the Front this quickly, the course of history might have been changed'. The obituary noted that Ross was a journalist's delight: a man with an opinion on everything; and his best stories were told against himself.[9]
He was cremated on 29 December 1997.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
- ^ "School Captains and Duxes George Heriot's School". Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Featherweight Naseem has the ego of a heavyweight fighting against the ring of truth Prince, the uncrowned king of phoney showmanship".
- ^ "James Ross".