Lewis Bush
Appearance
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Atlanta, Georgia | December 2, 1969||||||
Died: | December 8, 2011 Tucson, Arizona | (aged 42)||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Parkland (WA) Washington | ||||||
College: | Washington State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1993 / Round: 4 / Pick: 99 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Lewis Fitzgerald Bush (December 2, 1969 – December 8, 2011) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League.
High school career
Bush prepped at Washington High School in Tacoma, Washington.[1]
College career
Bush played college football at Washington State University in Pullman,[1] from 1988 through 1992.[2]
Professional career
Bush was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round (99th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft.[3][4] He played in the NFL for ten seasons, seven with the Chargers and three with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Post-career
Bush was a pre-game commentator for San Diego Chargers radio broadcasts on KIOZ, and also worked as an Enrollment Advisor for Ashford University in 2009.
Bush died of a heart attack at age 42 in late 2011.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Bush reinstated at WSU, but must sit out a year". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). September 7, 1990. p. C1.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (October 2, 1992). "Still burning with desire". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ "Bledsoe dealt a Pats' hand". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 26, 1993. p. C1.
- ^ "Bledsoe to play 'Patriot Games'". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 26, 1993. p. 1B.
- ^ Norcross, Don (December 8, 2011). "Former Charger LB Lew Bush dead at 42". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Pro Football Reference
Categories:
- 1969 births
- 2011 deaths
- Sportspeople from Atlanta
- Sportspeople from Tacoma, Washington
- American football linebackers
- Washington State Cougars football players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- National Football League announcers
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Players of American football from Washington (state)
- American football linebacker, 1960s birth stubs