John Rush (born October 23, 1993) is a former
Canadian football fullback Fullback or Full back may refer to:
Sports
* A position in various kinds of football, including:
** Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position
** Fullback (gridiron football), in Americ ...
. He was signed as a
free agent on November 30, 2015 by the Blue Bombers after going unselected in the
2015 CFL Draft
The 2015 CFL Draft took place on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at 8:00 PM ET on TSN2 and RDS2. 62 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.
For the fi ...
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Rush played
CIS football
U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports (formerly Canadian Interuniversity Sport). Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic confer ...
at
linebacker for the
Guelph Gryphons from 2011 to 2015 where he won the
Presidents' Trophy in his final year as university football's best defensive player. He attended training camp with the Blue Bombers in 2016, but was part of the team's final cuts that year. Having exhausted his college eligibility, he played for the
Canadian Junior Football League
The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) is a national Major Junior Canadian football league consisting of 19 teams playing in five provinces across Canada. The teams compete annually for the Canadian Bowl. Many CJFL players move on to profess ...
's
Hamilton Hurricanes in 2016. Following that year focusing on
special teams play, he was re-signed by the Blue Bombers on December 13, 2016.
Rush used his COVID-19 vaccination to raise awareness for LGBT+ causes, wearing a full-length bridal gown and fully-styled hair and accessories for the occasion.
References
External links
Official websiteWinnipeg Blue Bombers bio
1993 births
Living people
Canadian football fullbacks
Canadian football linebackers
Sportspeople from Niagara Falls, Ontario
Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Guelph Gryphons football players
Canadian Junior Football League players
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
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