title: Leo Rush
text: # Leo Rush
  
  William Leopold "Leo" Rush MBE (10 July 1890 – 5 August 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
  
  ## Family
  
  The son of Roger Robert Rush (1856–1941), and Mary Rush (1856–1943), née Berry, Robert Thomas Rush was born at Clifton Hill, Victoria on 10 July 1890.
  
  ### Wife
  
  He married Alice Irene Browne on 12 May 1927.
  
  ### Siblings
  
  Four of his seven brothers also played VFL football (They are the only set of five brothers to play in the VFL/AFL):
  
  * Robert Thomas "Bob" Rush (1880–1975) (1890–1983), who played with Collingwood from 1899 to 1908.
  * Bryan Joseph Rush (1893–1982), played with Collingwood in 1913 and 1914.
  * Gerald Vincent Rush (1895–1988), played with Richmond in 1920.
  * Kevin Patrick Rush (1901–1984), played with Richmond in 1923 and 1924.
  
  ## Education
  
  He was awarded a Diploma in Commerce from Melbourne University in December 1927.
  
  ## MBE
  
  He was appointed a Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 1955 New Years Honours List.
  
  ## Death
  
  He died at his residence on 5 August 1983.
  
  