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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 27, 1955 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Northwest (TN) | ||||||||
| College: | Memphis | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 1 / pick: 24 | ||||||||
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Robert Jeffrey Rush (born February 27, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers. He played in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers from 1977 to 1982 and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1983 to 1985. Fellow classmates recall that from August, 1970 to June, 1973 (his sophomore to senior years) Rush was a stand-out member of the varsity football team for the Northwest High School "Vikings" in Clarksville, Tennessee; he earned many recognitions at the regional and state levels.