Gerald Rush
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Gerald Rush
| image =
| fullname = Gerald Vincent Rush
| birth_date = {{birth date|1895|09|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Essendon, Victoria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|12|23|1895|09|16|df=y}}
| death_place = Clovelly, New South Wales{{cite news |title=Family Notices |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=46,704 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=26 December 1988 |page=23}}
| originalteam = University
| height = 180 cm
| weight = 75 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1920
| years1 = 1920
| club1 = {{AFL Ric}}
| games_goals1 = 15 (16)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Gerald Vincent Rush (16 September 1895 – 23 December 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.774.
Family
The son of Roger Robert Rush (1856-1941),[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/8174869/615875 Deaths: Rush, The Argus, (Monday, 19 May 1941) p.4]; [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/172192175 Mr. Roger Robert Rush, The Advocate, (Thursday, 29 May 1941), p.24.] and Mary Rush (1856-1943),[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11337169 Deaths: Rush, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 May 1943), p.2]; [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/172206685 Mrs. Mary Rush, The Advocate, (Thursday, 20 May 1943), p.18.] née Berry,[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198009913 Marriages: Rush—Berry, The Leader, (Saturday, 8 November 1879), p.28.] 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):{{cite news|last1=Pearce|first1=Linda|title=The Houliclan|url=http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?&docID=SAG010506O86QH78KR7Q|accessdate=6 August 2015|work=The Age|date=6 May 2001|page=14}}
- 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,[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222581246 60 Graduates Presented, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 1 January 1921), p.36.] and Master of Arts (MA) in April 1924.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203648239 Conferring of Degrees, The Age, (Monday, 14 April 1924), p.11.] He was admitted to the Bar on 1 October 1925.[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]; [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/243706782 Personal, The Herald, (Thursday, 1 October 1925), p.9.]
See also
Footnotes
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References
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. {{ISBN|0-646-18748-1}}
- {{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria}}
External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=G/Gerald_Rush.html}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=gerald%2Brush/3805}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Category:Richmond Football Club players
Category:People educated at Xavier College
Category:People from Essendon, Victoria
Category:19th-century Australian sportsmen
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