Ron Barassi Sr.

Ronald James Barassi (24 October 1913 – 31 July 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His grandfather came from Italy and Ron was the father of Hall of Famer Ron Barassi Jr. who was signed to Melbourne under the Father-Son Rule.

Ron Barassi Sr.
Personal information
Full name Ronald James Barassi
Date of birth 24 October 1913
Place of birth Castlemaine, Australia
Date of death 31 July 1941(1941-07-31) (aged 27)
Place of death Tobruk, Italian Libya
Original team(s) Castlemaine
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1936–1940 Melbourne 58 (84)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Originally from Castlemaine, Barassi was a rover and made his debut for Melbourne in 1936. His final league match was Melbourne's victorious 1940 Grand Final which he started as the 19th man.

Barassi while playing.

Like many other footballers from the Melbourne Football Club he joined the army soon after.[1] Serving as part of Australia's campaign in North Africa, he was killed in action at Tobruk in 1941, the first VFL footballer to lose his life in the conflict.

See also

Footnotes
  1. Taylor, Percy, "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record", The Australasian, (Saturday, 24 June 1944), p.23.

References

Main, J. & Allen, D., "Barassi (snr), Ron", pp. 214–220 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-74095-010-0

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