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Graham Ross (rugby union)
Graham Ross (5 July 1928 – 13 February 2009) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a fly-half.[1] Rugby union careerAmateur careerRoss played for Watsonians.[2] He also played for Edinburgh Academicals and Wasps.[3] Provincial careerRoss played for Edinburgh District. He played in Scottish Inter-District Championship. He played in the 1954–55 season.[4] He played for the Co-Optimists.[5] International careerHe was capped for Scotland four times in 1954.[6] Business careerRoss trained in the Scottish Hotel School and then worked in the Savoy Hotel in London and then in Switzerland.[7] He joined McVities Guest in 1955 as a Catering Director.[7] This was taken over by Rank Hovis MacDougall in 1963. Ross worked for them before setting up his own company Ross's Restaurants.[7] He sold the company to United Biscuits in 1975.[7] He became the Managing Director of Crawford Catering Company.[7] In 1981 he worked as an Executive Director of Scottish Business in the Community. Ross set up 47 Local Enterprise trusts around Scotland creating jobs.[7] He received an OBE in 1990.[5] References
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