Editing Ron Barassi (section)

==Cultural impact and legacy==
[[File:Ron barassi statue.jpg|upright|thumb|Statue of Barassi at the Parade of Champions, Melbourne Cricket Ground]]
After retiring from coaching, Barassi remained a prominent Australian rules football celebrity and a figure of popular culture.<ref name="theage.com.au"/>

In 1996, he became an inaugural inductee in the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]], one of few former greats to be bestowed the honour of the "Legend" category. He is also one of only three Australian rules footballers in the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]], alongside [[Leigh Matthews]] and [[Ted Whitten]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame/legends-of-australian-sport/|title=Legends of Australian Sport|access-date=27 September 2020|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame}}</ref>

Barassi was involved in grassroots football development and was an advocate for the development of the game internationally, particularly in South Africa. Reflecting this, Barassi lent his name to the [[Barassi International Australian Football Youth Tournament]].<ref name="Melbourne Football Club"/>

Barassi was a supporter of Australia becoming a [[republicanism in Australia|republic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/sstories/sf990813.htm |title=ABC Radio National – The Sports Factor Transcript – August&nbsp;13&nbsp;July 1999 |publisher=www.abc.net.au |access-date=12 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000521075915/http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/sstories/sf990813.htm |archive-date=21 May 2000 }}</ref>

Barassi was one of the last runners in the [[Queen's Baton Relay]] for the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]], being held in Melbourne, Australia, from 15 to 26 March. His section of the relay, run on 15 March, involved taking the baton from a series of [[Pontoon (boat)|pontoons]] in the middle of the [[Yarra River]] onto shore. It was handed to him by [[David Neitz]], captain of the [[Melbourne Football Club]] (the team with which Barassi was long associated). This was accomplished by having Barassi walk on a pontoon that was submerged just beneath the surface of the water, giving the impression that Barassi was "walking on water".<ref name="Melbourne Football Club"/>

Barassi is the namesake of the [[Barassi Line]], a concept originated by scholar [[Ian Turner (Australian political activist)|Ian Turner]] to describe the geographical divide in Australia between Australian rules football and the two rugby codes. The line is imagined to intersect the border towns of [[Corowa]] and [[Wahgunyah]], where, in 2014, Barassi attended the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the Barassi Line.<ref>Marshall, Konrad (26 February 2016). [https://www.smh.com.au/sport/where-do-rugby-codes-end-and-rules-begin-at-the-barassi-line-of-course-20160225-gn3lbe.html "Where do rugby codes' strongholds turn to rules? At the 'Barassi Line', of course... "], ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. Retrieved 24 January 2022.</ref>

[[File:Ron_Barassi_sculpture_crop.jpg|thumb|Barassi bust unveiled at Guildford in 2016 for his 80th birthday]]

[[Robert Helpmann]]'s 1964 ballet ''[[The Display]]'' includes a lengthy football sequence for which Helpmann recruited Barassi to coach the male dancers in Australian rules.<ref>Lawson, Valerie (18 August 2012). [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/its-show-time-as-the-australian-ballet-prepares-to-stage-robert-helpmanns-the-display/story-fn9n8gph-1226451105096 "It's show time as the Australian Ballet prepares to stage Robert Helpmann's The Display"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904061533/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/its-show-time-as-the-australian-ballet-prepares-to-stage-robert-helpmanns-the-display/story-fn9n8gph-1226451105096 |date=4 September 2012 }}, ''[[The Australian]]''. Retrieved 20 October 2012.</ref> Barassi wrote the introduction to [[Philip Hodgins]]' 1990 poetry collection ''A Kick of the Footy''.<ref>[http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poems-book/up-on-all-fours-0597000 "Up on all fours"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233415/http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poems-book/up-on-all-fours-0597000 |date=14 July 2014 }}, Australian Poetry Library. Retrieved 2 July 2014.</ref> The frontman of satirical Melbourne band [[TISM]] went under the pseudonym [[Tism#Members|Ron Hitler-Barassi]]. Barassi disliked the reference, saying "My father was killed by [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s men in Tobruk so you can imagine my displeasure."<ref>Barassi, Ron (13 March 2008). [http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/yoursay/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/ron_barassi_live_blog/desc/P0/ Ron Barassi – Live Blog], ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]''. Retrieved on 28 July 2012.</ref> Artist [[Lewis Miller (Australian artist)|Lewis Miller]] won the 2000 "[[List of Archibald Prize winners#2000s|Sporting Archibald]]" for his portrait of Barassi, which was acquired by the [[National Portrait Gallery (Australia)|National Portrait Gallery]] in [[Canberra]]. Barassi has appeared in the [[Specky Magee]] books. In 2015, Barassi collaborated with singer-songwriter [[Tex Perkins]] on the song "One Minute's Silence", a tribute to the [[digger (soldier)|digger]]s who died at [[Gallipoli Campaign|Gallipoli]].<ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/legend-barassis-song-salute-to-gallipoli-fallen/story-fni0fit3-1227289812572 "Legend Barassi's song salute to Gallipoli fallen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924155716/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/legend-barassis-song-salute-to-gallipoli-fallen/news-story/d47ee945f32568c957d84c2a50998c02?nk=45f731f8cffbd2167b3738af5d2c45af-1600963036 |date=24 September 2020 }} (2 April 2015), ''Herald Sun''. Retrieved 3 April 2015.</ref> He was mentioned several times in episodes of the television show ''[[Kingswood Country]]''. He was one of the first footballers to have his own football clinic on television and during the 1960s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Retrogram picture special: Footy stars who have acted in soaps and sitcoms |first=Warwick |last=Green |date=20 May 2014 |newspaper= Herald Sun |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/retrogram-picture-special-footy-stars-who-have-acted-in-soaps-and-sitcoms/news-story/ff6006a7edced4c52b795c214cd24f13 |access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref> He also launched his popular "Ron Barassi" footy boots.<ref>{{cite web |title=Child's football boots, Ron Barassi brand  |publisher= Australian Sports Museum |url=https://collection.australiansportsmuseum.org.au/objects/17517/childs-football-boots-ron-barassi-brand |access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref>

In September 2003, a bronze statue depicting Barassi kicking based on a famous photograph was unveiled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.<ref>[https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/sport/display/32454-ron-barassi Ron Barassi Monument Melbourne Cricket Ground from Monument Australia</ref><ref>[https://www.mcg.org.au/things-to-do/sporting-statues/ron-barassi MCG Sporting Statues Ron Barassi]</ref> 

After the second week of the [[2006 AFL finals series|2006 AFL Finals]], with the four remaining teams all being non-Victorian, and with Victorians reeling from their recent weakness, Barassi controversially called for an inquiry to unearth the reason Victoria was trailing in the AFL despite the state giving birth to the national competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20426265-661,00.html |title=Barassi: It's not good for football &#124; Herald Sun |publisher=News.com.au |date=17 September 2006 |access-date=12 March 2011 |archive-date=29 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429093047/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20426265-661,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In late 2006, he became a Sport Australia Hall of Fame member.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20560352-11088,00.html |title=Ron Barassi the Great &#124; Herald Sun |publisher=News.com.au |date=11 October 2006 |access-date=12 March 2011 |archive-date=5 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705133451/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20560352-11088,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The best player in the Under-17 International Rules Series is awarded the Ron Barassi Medal.<ref name="Melbournian of the Year">{{cite web |title= 2006 Melburnian of the Year  |publisher= City of Melbourne  |url=https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/about-melbourne/celebrating-melbourne/melbourne-awards/all-winners/Pages/2006-melburnian-barassi.aspx |access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref>

Barassi was the subject of a series 2 episode of ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who Do You Think You Are?|publisher=SBS|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/whodoyouthinkyouare/videos/page/i/1/show/whodoyouthinkyouare|access-date=28 September 2010|archive-date=22 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922095047/http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/whodoyouthinkyouare/videos/page/i/1/show/whodoyouthinkyouare|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, Australian playwright Tee O'Neill adapted Barassi's life into a [[Barassi (play)|theatrical performance]].<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Neill|first=Tee|title=About the Play|url=http://barassi.net.au/about-the-play/|work=Barassi – the stage show|publisher=Jager Productions|access-date=14 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226114325/http://barassi.net.au/about-the-play/|archive-date=26 December 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The play script was published by [[Currency Press]].<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Neill|first=Tee|title=Barassi|url=http://www.currency.com.au/product_detail.aspx?productid=2575&ReturnUrl=/plays-general.aspx|publisher=Currency Press|access-date=14 December 2012|archive-date=15 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915120331/http://www.currency.com.au/product_detail.aspx?productid=2575&ReturnUrl=%2Fplays-general.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

A bronze bust of Barassi was unveiled in his hometown of Guildford to celebrate his 80th birthday on 27 February 2016 .<ref>[https://www.hepburnadvocate.com.au/story/3770971/barassi-in-the-bronze/ Barassi in the bronze] By Amber Wilson for the Hepburn Advocate March 5 2016</ref><ref>[https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/sport/display/108111-ron-barassi Ron Barassi Monument Guildford] from Monument Australia</ref>