Rush Brown Jr. (June 27, 1954 – February 6, 2020) was a professional American football player who played defensive tackle for four seasons for the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals.
He later was named the 1975 Player of the Year in the United States Air Force of Europe football league.
While playing football for the U.S. Air Force, Brown attracted attention from a professor who encouraged him to attend Ball State University.
Rush ended his military career as a second lieutenant before pursuing an education at Ball State.
This biographical article relating to an American football defensive lineman born in the 1950s is a stub.