John Rushing (February 26, 1972 – October 23, 2020) was an American college and professional

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assistant coach who previously served as the safeties coach at the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it ...

. Rushing served for six years as a defensive coach at

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and was the secondary coach for three other college programs. Born and raised in

Merced, California Merced (; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on Apri ...

, Rushing played

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in Pullman under head coach

Mike Price Michael Bruce Price (born April 6, 1946) is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach at Weber State College from 1981 to 1988, Washington State University from 1989 to 2002, and the University of Texas at El Pas ...

, and was a four-year starter as a defensive back for the

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. His brother is

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wide receiver Kevin Robinson. Rushing died on October 23, 2020, at the age of 48.

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University of Arizona Wildcats bio
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