Tyrone Antonio Rush is a former American football

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 running back

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 in the National Football League

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 for the Washington Redskins

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, having played in 5 games in the 1994 NFL season. He played college football

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 at the University of North Alabama

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, where he holds several records as of 2009, including:

• Most carries
  Carry (American football)
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   in a single season (237).
• Most career carries (791).
• Most yards gained in a game (248).
• Most yards gained in a regular season (1,155)
• Most yards gained in an entire season (1,466).
• Most yards gained in a career (4,421).
• 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
  All-purpose yardage
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   (6,020).
• Most rushing touchdowns in a season (19).

He participated on the show Extreme Dodgeball

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 on the Game Show Network

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in each of its three seasons from 2004-2005. 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."