Rod Marsh, one of the most iconic and respected figures in Australian cricket history, died aged 74. Marsh was flown from Bundaberg to Royal Adelaide Hospital earlier this week after suffering a major heart attack last Thursday.
He remained in an induced coma until his passing.
Rod Marsh was a popular and talismanic figure in Australian cricket for over 50 years – as a player, commentator, coach, selector and administrator. With his walrus moustache, bandaged street fighter hands and grizzled wit, he came to personify an era of hairy, thirsty, newly professional modern players.
