George Rush | |
Player Years1: | 1966–1967 |
Player Team1: | CC of San Francisco |
Player Positions: | Quarterback |
Coach Years1: | 1972–1976 |
Coach Team1: | CC of San Francisco (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1977–2014 |
Coach Team2: | CC of San Francisco |
Admin Years1: | 1989–2009 |
Admin Team1: | CC of San Francisco |
Overall Record: | 326–93–4 |
Championships: | 7 junior college national (1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011) |
George M. Rush (born) is an American former junior college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) from 1977 to 2014, compiling a record of 326–93–4.[1] He led his teams at CCSF to seven junior college national championships. Rush was also the school's athletic director from 1989 to 2009.[2]
A native of San Francisco, Rush starred in football at St. Ignatius High School. He then played for two years at CCSF before transferring to San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—from which he earned a Bachelor of Arts. Rush was a graduate assistant at Wake Forest University and an assistant coach at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California before returning to CCSF as an assistant in 1972. He succeeded Dutch Elston as head football coach at CCSF in 1977.[3]