Gerald Rush

Gerald Vincent Rush (16 September 1895 – 23 December 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Gerald Rush
Personal information
Full name	Gerald Vincent Rush
Date of birth	(1895-09-16)16 September 1895
Place of birth	Essendon, Victoria
Date of death	23 December 1988(1988-12-23) (aged 93)
Place of death	Clovelly, New South Wales[1]
Original team(s)	University
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1920	Richmond	15 (16)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Roger Robert Rush (1856-1941),[3] and Mary Rush (1856-1943),[4] née Berry,[5] Gerald Vincent Rush was born on 16 September 1895.

Siblings

Four of his seven brothers also played VFL football (They are the only set of five brothers to play in the VFL/AFL):[6]

• Robert Thomas "Bob" Rush (1880–1975) (1890–1983), who played with Collingwood from 1899 to 1908.
• William Leopold "Leo" Rush (1890–1983), who played with Melbourne in 1911, and with Richmond in 1912.
• Bryan Joseph Rush (1893–1982), played with Collingwood in 1913 and 1914.
• Kevin Patrick Rush (1901–1984), played with Richmond in 1923 and 1924.

Law

He graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in December 1920,[7] and Master of Arts (MA) in April 1924.[8] He was admitted to the Bar on 1 October 1925.[9]

See also

• List of Australian rules football families

Footnotes

1. "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald (46, 704). New South Wales, Australia. 26 December 1988. p. 23.
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. Pearce, Linda (6 May 2001). "The Houliclan". The Age. p. 14. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
7. 60 Graduates Presented, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 1 January 1921), p.36.
8. Conferring of Degrees, The Age, (Monday, 14 April 1924), p.11.
9. Judicial and Law Notices: Notice of Intention to Apply for Admission, The Argus, (Friday, 17 July 1925), p.18; Personal, The Herald, (Thursday, 1 October 1925), p.9.

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

• Gerald Rush's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Gerald Rush at AustralianFootball.com