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Leo Rush
Personal information
Full name William Leopold Rush
Date of birth (1890-07-10)10 July 1890
Date of death 5 August 1983(1983-08-05) (aged 93)
Original team(s) Parade College,[1] Beverley
Height / weight 177 cm
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leo Rush (10 July 1890 – 5 August 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] His four brothers, Bob, Bryan, Gerald and Kevin, all played VFL football as well. They are the only set of five brothers to play in the VFL/AFL.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Known VFL/AFL senior footballers ex-Parade College" (PDF). Old Paradians. p. 3. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 774. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ Pearce, Linda (6 May 2001). "The Houliclan". The Age. p. 14. Retrieved 6 August 2015.