Gerald Vincent Rush (16 September 1895 – 23 December 1988) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Richmond
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in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
(VFL).
Family
The son of Roger Robert Rush (1856-1941), and Mary Rush (1856-1943), née Berry, 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):
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Robert Thomas "Bob" Rush (1880–1975) (1890–1983), who played with
Collingwood from 1899 to 1908.
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William Leopold "Leo" Rush (1890–1983), who played with
Melbourne
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in 1911, and with Richmond in 1912.
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Bryan Joseph Rush (1893–1982), played with Collingwood in 1913 and 1914.
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Kevin Patrick Rush (1901–1984), played with Richmond in 1923 and 1924.
Law
He graduated
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in December 1920, and
Master of Arts (MA) in April 1924. He was admitted to the Bar on 1 October 1925.
Judicial and Law Notices: Notice of Intention to Apply for Admission, ''The Argus'', (Friday, 17 July 1925), p.18Personal, ''The Herald'', (Thursday, 1 October 1925), p.9.
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See also
* List of Australian rules football families
This is a list of Australian rules football families, that is families who have had more than one member play or coach in the Australian Football League (previously the VFL) as well as families who have had multiple immediate family members wi ...
Footnotes
References
* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
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External links
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1895 births
1988 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Richmond Football Club players
People educated at Xavier College
People from Essendon, Victoria
19th-century Australian sportsmen
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