Collingwood legend Bobby Rose passed away tonight.
One of the greatest players ever for Collingwood.
God bless you Bobby!
I know the team will do it for you this weekend.
Another one of football's great men gone.
Thanks for the memories Bob.
Melbourne supporter.
"The Mournful Magpie" <pies@no-spam> wrote in message
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> Collingwood legend Bobby Rose passed away tonight.
>
> One of the greatest players ever for Collingwood.
>
> God bless you Bobby!
>
> I know the team will do it for you this weekend.
>
>
"The Mournful Magpie" <pies@no-spam> wrote in message
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> Collingwood legend Bobby Rose passed away tonight.
>
> One of the greatest players ever for Collingwood.
>
> God bless you Bobby!
>
> I know the team will do it for you this weekend.
>
>
Hear hear
To the Legend who wore 22 with true magpie spirit
Collingwood has lost a true legend in Bob Rose who died on Monday
after a short illness with cancer.
Aged 74, Rose was widely acclaimed as Collingwood’s greatest-ever
player in a career that spanned 152 games in his beloved black and
white with the number 22 on his back, and 15 matches for Victoria as a
rover and forward.
Along the way, Rose won four Copeland Trophies as Collingwood’s
best-and-fairest, was runner-up for the Brownlow Medal in 1953 and won
All-Australian honours in the same year.
In a brief statement released on Monday night, the Collingwood
Football Club said Rose was with his family at the end.
“The Rose family wishes to thank everyone who has sent cards and
messages in recent weeks, this meant a great deal to Bob. The Rose
family also knows that people will appreciate their need for privacy
at this time,” the statement read.
Final details of a memorial service are yet to be announced.
Bob Rose was to have presented the Premiership Cup at the 2003 AFL
grand final.
The honour of receiving the cup, however, was the one thing that
eluded Rose in his outstanding but fateful career as a coach.
He led the Magpies into three VFL grand finals – 1964, his first
season, when they went down by four points to Melbourne, 1966 when
famously denied by a single point against St Kilda, and 1970 when
Collingwood surrendered a 44-point half-time lead only to be
overhauled by Carlton.
Rose also coached the Bulldogs from 1972 to 1975. Collingwood and the
Bulldogs contest the Robert Rose Cup which was recently struck in
honour of Bob’s son, Robert Junior, who played for both clubs before
being tragically left a quadriplegic after a car accident in 1974.
A first class batsman at the time considered to be on the verge of
Test selection, he spent the next 25 years in a wheelchair until his
death in 1999.
Bob Rose established the Robert Rose Foundation in memory of his son.
Its role is to assist people who, like Robert, have had their lives
dramatically affected by illness or injury.
When it was announced in late May that Bob Rose had a duodenal tumor
and was suffering from advanced secondary cancers, Collingwood
president Eddie McGuire described him as the ‘heart and soul’ of
Collingwood.
“You are the personification of everything we hold dear in our hearts
at the Collingwood Football Club.” McGuire said.
“To Bob and family, particularly Kevin sitting alongside you, your
great brother, another fantastic Magpie, the full prayers, love and
support at this time of difficulty for you from all of us.
“At Collingwood it’s one in all in and we’re with you every step of
the way.”
"Daniel Burdie" <x@no-spam> wrote in message
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> "Somefella" <footyrocks@no-spam> wrote
> > "The Mournful Magpie" <pies@no-spam> wrote
> > > Collingwood legend Bobby Rose passed away tonight.
> > >
> > > One of the greatest players ever for Collingwood.
> > >
> > > God bless you Bobby!
> > >
> > > I know the team will do it for you this weekend.
> >
> > So sad...
> > Pressure on Rhyce Shaw now, I wonder if they'll retire the guernsey for
> the
> > one game.
>
>
> Shaw is injured... he didn't play against the Kangaroos.
Oh ok.
"Robert" <biccies@no-spam> wrote in message
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> > > "Somefella" <footyrocks@no-spam> wrote
> > > > "The Mournful Magpie" <pies@no-spam> wrote
> > > > > Collingwood legend Bobby Rose passed away tonight.
> > > > >
> > > > > One of the greatest players ever for Collingwood.
> > > > >
> > > > > God bless you Bobby!
> > > > >
> > > > > I know the team will do it for you this weekend.
> > > >
> > > > So sad...
> > > > Pressure on Rhyce Shaw now, I wonder if they'll retire the guernsey
> for
> > > the
> > > > one game.
> > >
> > >
> > > Shaw is injured... he didn't play against the Kangaroos.
> >
> > Oh ok.
> >
> >
>
> He'll play
Yeah I was checking around some forums, word is he'll play. As I said, I
wonder if they'll retire the no. 22 for just one game. They should I reckon.
Yup, agree with that... Mark of respect.. for rest of season at least
>Yeah I was checking around some forums, word is he'll play. As I said, I
>wonder if they'll retire the no. 22 for just one game. They should I reckon.
>
"Biggus The Greatest" <nojunkmailplease-fu_kew@no-spam> wrote in message
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> Yup, agree with that... Mark of respect.. for rest of season at least
One game should suffice.
One game isnt much....
>One game should suffice.
>
"Biggus The Greatest" <nojunkmailplease-fu_kew@no-spam> wrote in message
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> One game isnt much....
Yeah but it's significant.. he wouldn't want anyone to dwell on it... a mark
of respect in some form would be sufficient.
>
> >One game should suffice.
On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 01:24:36 +1000, Biggus The Greatest
<nojunkmailplease-fu_kew@no-spam> wrote:
>Yup, agree with that... Mark of respect.. for rest of season at least
>
>
>>Yeah I was checking around some forums, word is he'll play. As I said, I
>>wonder if they'll retire the no. 22 for just one game. They should I reckon.
isnt Bob Rose the kind of bloke that would have rathered no fuss at
all.
Out of Respect, the no. 22 should be playing.
"Zed Strange" <Z3dStrang3@no-spam> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 01:24:36 +1000, Biggus The Greatest
> <nojunkmailplease-fu_kew@no-spam> wrote:
>
> >Yup, agree with that... Mark of respect.. for rest of season at least
> >
> >
> >>Yeah I was checking around some forums, word is he'll play. As I said, I
> >>wonder if they'll retire the no. 22 for just one game. They should I
reckon.
>
> isnt Bob Rose the kind of bloke that would have rathered no fuss at
> all.
>
> Out of Respect, the no. 22 should be playing.
Either way it didn't matter... he got a great send off.