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Gerald Rush

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Gerald Rush
Personal information
Full name Gerald Vincent Rush
Date of birth (1895-09-16)16 September 1895
Place of birth Essendon, Victoria
Date of death 23 December 1988(1988-12-23) (aged 93)
Place of death Clovelly, New South Wales[1]
Original team(s) University
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1920 Richmond 15 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

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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

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Four of his seven brothers also played VFL football (They are the only set of five brothers to play in the VFL/AFL):[6]

Law

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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

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 46, 704. New South Wales, Australia. 26 December 1988. p. 23.
  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. ^ Pearce, Linda (6 May 2001). "The Houliclan". The Age. p. 14. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ^ 60 Graduates Presented, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 1 January 1921), p.36.
  8. ^ Conferring of Degrees, The Age, (Monday, 14 April 1924), p.11.
  9. ^ Judicial and Law Notices: Notice of Intention to Apply for Admission, The Argus, (Friday, 17 July 1925), p.18; Personal, The Herald, (Thursday, 1 October 1925), p.9.

References

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  • 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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