Barrie Robran, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Barrie Robran

Australian rules footballer and coach

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1947

Place of Birth: Whyalla, South Australia, Australia

Profession: cricketer, Australian rules footballer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Barrie Charles Robran MBE (born 25 September 1947 in Whyalla, South Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1967 to 1980.
He won South Australian football's highest individual honour, the Magarey Medal, on four occasions – 1968, 1970 and 1973 and yet to be announced Robran is generally considered to be the greatest ever South Australian football player.
His citation in the Australian Football Hall of Fame describes him as "Regarded as the best player never to play at AFL level".Robran won immense respect not only for his talent, but also his humility and sportsmanship.
He played most of his time at centre half-forward, but was versatile enough to also play in the centre or on the ball as a ruck-rover.
He resisted many overtures to play in Victoria, at one stage signing a form four with Carlton so that the Victorian recruiters would stop pestering him.
Off the field, Robran kept a low public profile and shunned much publicity.