Leo Rush

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]

For the professional wrestler, see Lio Rush.

Leo Rush
Personal information
Full name William Leopold Rush
Date of birth (1890-07-10)10 July 1890
Place of birth Clifton Hill, Victoria
Date of death 5 August 1983(1983-08-05) (aged 93)
Original team(s) Parade College,[1] Beverley
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911 Melbourne 6 (4)
1912 Richmond 2 (2)
Total 8 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

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]

See also

Notes
  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.

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.
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