Arni's Birthday Zoom: Lee Brush
On his 48th birthday (May 19, 2022), Lee Brush gives an honest and thoughtful portrayal of the highs and lows of his football experience before and after his days as a Boilermaker (1994-97). . Brush was recruited to Purdue by coach Jim Colletto as a 5-foot-10, 183 pounds defensive back. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Brush made an impact early in his career, returning a fumble 85 yards for a touchdown in his freshman season (1994) and started 20 games in the Boilermaker defensive backfield. After a junior year where he almost transferred from Purdue and found himself not in the lineup, Brush became a leader on Purdue's resurgent defense under first-year coach Joe Tiller helping the Boilermakers to one of their best turnaround in its football history.
Brush, who graduated from Purdue with a civil engineering degree, now works in the facility construction industry in Scottsdale, Arizona and lives with his wife and two teenage children.
Brush (10) provided one of the most famous escorts in Purdue football history as Adrian Beasley raced 43=yards for a touchdown in the upstart Boilermakers' win over No. 12 Notre Dame in 1997,
Arni's Birthday Zoom: Audio only
Past Arni's Birthday Zoom interviews: Frank Kendrick (9/11/2020) | Akin Ayodele (9/17/2020) | Brandon McKnight (9/25/2020) | Ryne Smith (10/1/2020) | Kenneth Lowe (10/6/2020) | Dave Schellhase (10/14/2020) | Dolapo Macarthy (10/23/2020) | Robert Maci (10/31/2020) | Scott Downing (11/7/2020) | Rich Ostriker (11/18/2020) | Ray Wallace (12/3/2020) | Keaton Grant 12/8/2020 | Mike Robinson 12/31/2020 | Mark Herrmann (1/8/2021) | Dave Shondell (1/17/2021) | Anthony Spencer 1/23/2021 | Elliot Bloom (1/29/2021) | Mike Steele (2/3/2021) | Jim Wood (2/11/2021) | Ryan Isaac (2/16/2021) | P.J. Thompson (2/24/2021) | Calvin Williams 3/3/2021 | Everett PIckens (3/24/2021) | Ryan Berning (4/1/2021) | Jim Niedrach (4/8/2021) | Scott Campbell (4/15/2021) | Lamar Conard (4/22/2021) | Jane (Calhoun) Schott (5/5/2021) | Shaun Phillips (5/13/2021) | Gene Keady (5/21/2021) | Tommie Thomas (5/28/2021) | Rock Supan (6/1/2021) | Isaiah Thompson (6/12/2021) | Danny Dierking (6/15/2021) | Justin Jennings (6/25/2021) | Maynard Lewis 7/3/2021 | Ben Jones 7/7/2021 | Jimmy Oliver (7/12/2021) | Ian Allen (7/22/2021) | Joey Elliott (8/2/2021) | Howell Wheaton (8/17/2021) | Gregory Phillips (9/14/2021) | Edwin Watson (9/29/2021) | Steve Reid (10/14/2021) | David Nugent (10/27/2021) | Tony Visco (11/11/2021) | Desmond Tardy (11/24/2021) | Danny Ezechukwu (12/7/2021) | Brock Spack (1/5/2022) | Mike Marks (2/17/2022) : Life of Eugene Parker (2/24/2022) | Tim Spiker (3/23/2022) | Lauren Mioton-Connor (4/20/2022) | Bobby Riddell (4/27/2022)
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