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

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in the

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for the

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, having played in 5 games in the 1994 NFL season. He also played several seasons in the

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College

Rush played

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at the University of North Alabama, where he was an All American. He was also selected as the 1993 runner-up for the

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as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. Rush helped the Lions go 14-0 and win the Gulf South Conference and NCAA Division II National Championships. Rush was inducted to the North Alabama Hall of Fame in 2004. Rush holds several school records as of 2009, including: *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

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from 1998-2004 where he was one of the top players in Europe. Rush was

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

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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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1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Meridian, Mississippi American football running backs North Alabama Lions football players Washington Redskins players Montreal Alouettes players American expatriate sportspeople in Italy American expatriate players of American football {{runningback-1970s-stub