Kevin Rush
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| Kevin Rush | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kevin Patrick Rush | ||
| Born | 29 March 1901 | ||
| Died | 21 August 1984 (aged 83) | ||
| Original team | Old Xavier | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1923–24 | Richmond | 7 (4) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Kevin Patrick Rush (29 March 1901 – 21 August 1984) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit | edit source]The son of Roger Robert Rush (1856-1941),[2] and Mary Rush (1856-1943),[3] née Berry,[4] Kevin Patrick Rush was born on 29 March 1901.
Wife
[edit | edit source]He married Elaine Howell on 12 May 1932.[5]
Siblings
[edit | edit source]Four of his seven brothers also played VFL football (They are the only set of five brothers to play in the VFL/AFL):[6]
- 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.
- Gerald Vincent Rush (1895–1988), played with Richmond in 1920.
Medicine
[edit | edit source]He graduated Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 1924,[7] and Master of Surgery in December 1936,[8] and was admitted to Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in June 1947.[9]
See also
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.774.
- ^ Deaths: Rush, The Argus, (Monday, 19 May 1941) p.4; Mr. Roger Robert Rush, The Advocate, (Thursday, 29 May 1941), p.24.
- ^ Deaths: Rush, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 May 1943), p.2; Mrs. Mary Rush, The Advocate, (Thursday, 20 May 1943), p.18.
- ^ Marriages: Rush—Berry, The Leader, (Saturday, 8 November 1879), p.28.
- ^ Married Today: Ceremony in Xavier Chapel, The Herald, (Thursday, 12 May 1932), p.24; Today's Bride, The Herald, (Thursday, 12 May 1932), p.18.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ 67 New Doctors, The Herald, (Friday, 11 April 1924), p.7.
- ^ Degrees at University, The Age, (Tuesday, 22 December 1936), p.12.
- ^ Brilliance at University, The Age, (Tuesday, 10 June 1947), p.3.
References
[edit | edit source]- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Kevin Rush's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Kevin Rush at AustralianFootball.com
Categories:
- 1901 births
- 1984 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Richmond Football Club players
- Old Xaverians Football Club players
- Melbourne Medical School alumni
- 20th-century Australian medical doctors
- Australian surgeons
- 19th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules football biography, 1901 birth stubs