Full name: Ian James Rush
Birthplace: St. Asaph, Wales
Birthdate: October 20, 1961
Height: 6 feet
Weight: 11st 8lbs
Married: No
Car: Renault Fuego
Previous club: Chester
Job or trade before turning pro: None
Nickname: "Rushy"
Favourite newspaper: Daily Mirror
Favourite player: Frank Stapleton (Man. Utd.)
A player for the future: Ronnie Whelan
Favourite other team: Chester
Football hero of childhood: Jimmy Greaves
Favourite other sports: Snooker and tennis
Other sports person you most admire: Snooker player Alex Higgins and Lancashire cricketer Clive Lloyd
Your best ever all time XI: Banks, Cohen, England, Moore, Cooper, Giles, Souness, Best, Law, Dalglish, Greaves
Most memorable match: 1981 League Cup final replay vs. West Ham. We won in my second game at Liverpool
Biggest disappointment: Not going to the World Cup finals with Wales
Friendliest away fans: All of them are friendly
Best stadium played in: Wembley
Favourite food and drink: Steak and chips, lager shandy
Miscellanous likes and dislikes: Music and winning... losing and traffic jams
Favourite singers: Diana Ross, Human League and David Bowie
Favourite actor and actress: Clint Eastwood and Susan George
Favourite holiday resort: Spain
Best film seen recently: Escape to Victory
Favourite TV Show: Not the Nine O' Clock News
Favourite activity on day off: Relaxing and a game of snooker
Biggest influence on career: Cliff Sear, Chester's youth team manager. He helped to work on my weaknesses before I got into Chester's first team. My dad is always ready to help me too.
Superstitions: None
International honours: Welsh schoolboy, U-15, U-18, Youth, U-21 and full caps
Personal ambition: To become a regular for Liverpool and and win the league
If not a player, what job would you do?: Don't know
Career after playing: Haven't thought too much about it yet
Which person in the world would you most like to meet: Bjorn Borg
Copyright - Shoot! 1982