fullname years clubs article_title debutstadium statsend name coachyears originalteam birth_date debutdate coachclubs debutopponent debutteam heightweight
ross gibson smith 1961 -- 1972 1973-1974 1975 st kilda subiaco st kilda ross g. smith
 windy hill 1975 ross smith 1973-1974 1977 hampton scouts 8 september 1942 round 2 , 1961 subiaco st kilda essendon st kilda 173 cm / 75 kg
ross g. smith

ross gibson smith -lrb- born 8 september 1942 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
smith played with st kilda as a courageous rover .
he won the brownlow medal in 1967 and captained victoria at the 1972 perth carnival .
he once broke his arm smothering a ball in the late sixties and recovered to captain the saints in the early seventies .
after retiring he coached subiaco to a premiership in 1973 .
he also coached his former club st kilda for a single season -lrb- 1977 -rrb- , leading them only three wins and to their first wooden spoon in 22 years .
he also went on to lecture in physical education in a tertiary college in melbourne during the 1980s .
he was inducted to the saints inaugural hall of fame in 2003 .
in addition he was chosen as first rover in st kilda 's team of the century .
