Leo Rush

Leo Rush
Leo Rush
Personal information
Full name	William Leopold Rush
Date of birth	10 July 1890
Place of birth	Clifton Hill, Victoria
Date of death	5 August 1983 (aged 93)
Original team(s)	Parade College, Beverley
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1911	Melbourne
1912	Richmond
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Leopold "Leo" Rush MBE (10 July 1890 – 5 August 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Family

The son of Roger Robert Rush (1856–1941),^[3] and Mary Rush (1856–1943),^[4] née Berry,^[5] Robert Thomas Rush was born at Clifton Hill, Victoria on 10 July 1890.

Wife

He married Alice Irene Browne on 12 May 1927.^[6]

Siblings

Four of his seven brothers also played VFL football (They are the only set of five brothers to play in the VFL/AFL):^[7]

Robert Thomas "Bob" Rush (1880–1975) (1890–1983), who played with Collingwood from 1899 to 1908.
Bryan Joseph Rush (1893–1982), played with Collingwood in 1913 and 1914.
Gerald Vincent Rush (1895–1988), played with Richmond in 1920.
Kevin Patrick Rush (1901–1984), played with Richmond in 1923 and 1924.

Education

He was awarded a Diploma in Commerce from Melbourne University in December 1927.^[8]

MBE

He was appointed a Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 1955 New Years Honours List.^[9]

Death

He died at his residence on 5 August 1983.^[10]

Notes

^ "Known VFL/AFL senior footballers ex-Parade College" (PDF). Old Paradians. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.774.
^ Deaths: Rush, The Argus, (Monday, 19 May 1941) p.4; Mr. Roger Robert Rush, The Advocate, (Thursday, 29 May 1941), p.24.
^ Deaths: Rush, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 May 1943), p.2; Mrs. Mary Rush, The Advocate, (Thursday, 20 May 1943), p.18.
^ Marriages: Rush—Berry, The Leader, (Saturday, 8 November 1879), p.28.
^ Marriages: Rush—Browne, The Argus, (Saturday, 27 August 1927), p.13.
^ Pearce, Linda (6 May 2001). "The Houliclan". The Age. p. 14. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
^ The University, The Age, (Saturday, 24 December 1927), p.4.
^ Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, no.4, (Thursday, 20 January 1955), p.122.
^ Deaths: Rush, The Age, (Monday, 8 August 1983), p.25.

References

Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

External links

Leo Rush's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Leo Rush at AustralianFootball.com
Leo Rush on Demonwiki

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[1] "Known VFL/AFL senior footballers ex-Parade College" (PDF). Old Paradians. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

[2] Holmesby & Main (2014), p.774.

[3] Deaths: Rush, The Argus, (Monday, 19 May 1941) p.4; Mr. Roger Robert Rush, The Advocate, (Thursday, 29 May 1941), p.24.

[4] Deaths: Rush, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 May 1943), p.2; Mrs. Mary Rush, The Advocate, (Thursday, 20 May 1943), p.18.

[5] Marriages: Rush—Berry, The Leader, (Saturday, 8 November 1879), p.28.

[6] Marriages: Rush—Browne, The Argus, (Saturday, 27 August 1927), p.13.

[7] Pearce, Linda (6 May 2001). "The Houliclan". The Age. p. 14. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

[8] The University, The Age, (Saturday, 24 December 1927), p.4.

[9] Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, no.4, (Thursday, 20 January 1955), p.122.

[10] Deaths: Rush, The Age, (Monday, 8 August 1983), p.25.

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