Ron barassi biography book

Website: http://www.ronbarassi.com.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ron-Barassi/180942858606938 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5388374.Ron_Barassi ** Ronald Dale Barassi is a legend for many reasons; incredible player, revolutionary coach, enduring media personality.

For more than 50 years he has been one of the most influential people in the game, and the shadow he casts is matched by few, if any. Even without meaning to, Barassi had changed the game without taking to the field. His father had been a premiership player at Melbourne, before being killed in action at Tobruk in World War II.

Determined to follow in his footsteps at the Demons, Barassi Jnr had to bypass the zoning system of the day - which would have seen him sent to either Collingwood or Carlton. To ensure he played with the Demons, Melbourne went to the VFL and successfully lobbied for a Father-Son rule.

When the time came for Barassi to be signed up, Melbourne picked him up from Preston