Tyrone Rush

Tyrone Rush

No. 39
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1971-02-05) February 5, 1971 (age 53) Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:	Neshoba Central
College:	North Alabama
Undrafted:	1994
Career history
Washington Redskins (1994 ) Montreal Alouettes (1996) Barcelona Dragons (1997)* Bergamo Lions (Italy) (1998-2004)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Tyrone Antonio Rush (born February 5, 1971) is a former professional

(IFL).

College

Rush played

Hall of Fame

in 2004. Rush holds several school records as of 2009, including:[1]

• Most
  carries
  in a single season (237).
• Most career carries (791).
• Most yards gained in a game (248).
• Most yards gained in a career (4,421).
• Tied most 100-yard games in a regular season (7).
• Most 100-yard games in an entire season (8).
• Most consecutive 100-yard games (5).
• Most 100-yard games in a career (21).
• Most career all-purpose yards (6,020).
• Most rushing touchdowns in a season (19).

Italian Football League

Rush also played football professionally in Italy for the

All Europe team on more than one occasion. Rush was Italian Football League season MVP in 1999, and set the league season rushing record. Rush helped the Lions win Eurobowl championships, and was named the Eurobowl game MVP in 2000.

He later participated on the show Extreme Dodgeball on the Game Show Network in each of its three seasons. He spent his first two seasons on the Barbell Mafia, and his last on the New York Bling, the champion of the final season. He led the league in kills in Season Three of the show. His nickname was "The Rush Factor".

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