Lewis Bush
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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Born: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | December 2, 1969||||||||
Died: | December 8, 2011 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 42)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Washington (Parkland, Washington) | ||||||||
College: | Washington St. | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1993 / round: 4 / pick: 99 | ||||||||
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Lewis Fitzgerald Bush (December 2, 1969 – December 8, 2011) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars.
Early life
[edit]Bush prepped at Washington High School in Tacoma, Washington.[1]
College career
[edit]Bush played college football at Washington State University in Pullman,[1] from 1988 through 1992.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Bush was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round (99th overall) of the 1993 NFL draft.[3][4][5] He played in the NFL for ten seasons, seven with the Chargers and three with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Post-career
[edit]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.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ Norcross, Don (December 8, 2011). "Former Charger LB Lew Bush dead at 42". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Pro Football Reference
- 1969 births
- 2011 deaths
- 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 Atlanta
- Players of American football from Tacoma, Washington
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football linebacker, 1960s birth stubs