Kevin Rush
Personal information
Full name Kevin Patrick Rush
Date of birth (1901-03-29)29 March 1901
Date of death 21 August 1984(1984-08-21) (aged 83)
Original team(s) 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

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

He married Elaine Howell on 12 May 1932.[5]

Siblings

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

Medicine

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

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.774.
  2. ↑ Deaths: Rush, The Argus, (Monday, 19 May 1941) p.4; Mr. Roger Robert Rush, The Advocate, (Thursday, 29 May 1941), p.24.
  3. ↑ Deaths: Rush, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 May 1943), p.2; Mrs. Mary Rush, The Advocate, (Thursday, 20 May 1943), p.18.
  4. ↑ Marriages: Rush—Berry, The Leader, (Saturday, 8 November 1879), p.28.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Pearce, Linda (6 May 2001). "The Houliclan". The Age. p. 14. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ↑ 67 New Doctors, The Herald, (Friday, 11 April 1924), p.7.
  8. ↑ Degrees at University, The Age, (Tuesday, 22 December 1936), p.12.
  9. ↑ Brilliance at University, The Age, (Tuesday, 10 June 1947), p.3.

References

  • 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.</ref>
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