Gerald Rush Explained

Gerald Rush
Fullname:	Gerald Vincent Rush
Birth Date:	16 September 1895
Birth Place:	Essendon, Victoria
Death Place:	Clovelly, New South Wales^[1]
Originalteam:	University
Height:	180 cm
Weight:	75 kg
Statsend:	1920
Years1:	1920
Games Goals1:	15 (16)

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]

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

References

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

Notes and References

1. News: Family Notices . The Sydney Morning Herald . 46,704 . New South Wales, Australia . 26 December 1988 . 23.
2. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.774.
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8174869/615875 Deaths: Rush, The Argus, (Monday, 19 May 1941) p.4
4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11337169 Deaths: Rush, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 May 1943), p.2
5. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198009913 Marriages: Rush—Berry, The Leader, (Saturday, 8 November 1879), p.28.
6. News: Pearce. Linda. The Houliclan. 6 August 2015. The Age. 6 May 2001. 14.
7. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222581246 60 Graduates Presented, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 1 January 1921), p.36.
8. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203648239 Conferring of Degrees, The Age, (Monday, 14 April 1924), p.11.
9. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2141410 Judicial and Law Notices: Notice of Intention to Apply for Admission, The Argus, (Friday, 17 July 1925), p.18