About Lester Ross
Born 1936. Lester Ross is an australian rules football player.
Lester Ross (born 27 August 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ross, who started his senior football career at Victorian Football Association club Prahran, spent the 1958 season with Moe and won the Latrobe Valley Football League "Best and Fairest" award.
He was granted a clearance to join St Kilda in 1959 and the centreman is credited with having outperformed Footscray's Ted Whitten in his very first game. After playing in the opening ten rounds of the season, Ross was demoted to the seconds, causing a dispute which would see him walk out on the club.
Norwood secured his services in 1961 and he spent two seasons with them, in the South Australian National Football League.
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Australian rules footballer
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Lester Ross was born on 27 August 1936.
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Lester Ross is an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lester Ross. https://biography.guide/lester-ross/
MLA: "Lester Ross." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lester-ross/.
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