Malcolm Warren "Mel" Rush
Born:
April 2, 1909
Graysville, PA
Died:
January 1, 1989
Akron, OH
Career
1926-27 Salem High School - Salem, OH (High School)
1928-29 Bethany College - WV- (College)
1929-30 Bethany College - WV- (College)
1930-31 Bethany College - WV- (College)
1931-32 Bethany College - WV- (College)
1931-32 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (AAU)
1932-33 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (NPBL)
1933-34 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (AAU)
1934-35 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (AAU)
1935-36 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (AAU)
1936-37 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (MBC)
1937-38 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (NBL)
1941-42 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (Independents)
Rush was born in Graysville, Pennsylvania, to William and Elizabeth
Rush, but the family moved to Ohio when William was transferred there by
his employer, Columbia Gas. Another graduate of Salem High School
(1927), Rush never played basketball until his senior year of high
school, when he lead the state in scoring and was named to the All-Ohio
team. He then went to Bethany College, where he lettered in five sports
(football, basketball, baseball, track and tennis.) He joined the
Wingfoots after college and was an integral part of the team for years
before the NBL's organization. He was also a skilled third basemen for
Akron Goodyears baseball team in the Industrial League. After his
playing days, he stayed on at Goodyear for over forty years, where he
became the aircraft division manager. He was also a member of Bethany
College's School Board of Trustees. He married Florence Peterson
(1911-2004) in 1935 and the couple had two sons, Herbert and Malcolm,
Jr, and a daughter, Harriet.
Rush died on New Years Day, 1989, within hours of his older brother
William, Jr. William has been in a car accident a few weeks prior and
finally succumbed to his injuries. A noteworthy Hollywood agent who
managed Jackie Gleason, Dale Evans and Roy Rogers, William had been
close with Rogers, with Rogers' book "Happy Trails" dedicated to him.
William and Malcolm's obituary:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PAGREENE/2000-02/0950995071
Wife's obituary:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ohio/obituary.aspx?n=Florence-Peterson-Rush&pid=2437088
Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/r/rushma01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=rushma01
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