Early life Rush Limbaugh
rush hudson limbaugh iii born in cape girardeau, missouri, son of mildred carolyn millie (née armstrong) , rush hudson limbaugh, jr. father lawyer , u.s. fighter pilot served in china burma india theater of world war ii. mother native of searcy, arkansas. name rush chosen grandfather honor maiden name of family member edna rush.
limbaugh of part german ancestry. family has many lawyers, including grandfather, father , brother david. uncle, stephen n. limbaugh, sr. federal judge in united states district court eastern district of missouri. cousin, stephen n. limbaugh, jr., judge in same court, appointed george w. bush. rush limbaugh, sr., limbaugh s grandfather, missouri prosecutor, judge, special commissioner, member of missouri house of representatives 1930 until 1932, , longtime president of missouri historical society. federal courthouse in cape girardeau named limbaugh s grandfather rush.
limbaugh began career in radio teenager in 1967 in hometown of cape girardeau, using name rusty sharpe. limbaugh graduated cape girardeau, missouri central high school in 1969. played football. because of parents desire see him attend college, enrolled in southeast missouri state university left school after 2 semesters , 1 summer. according mother, flunked everything, , didn t seem interested in except radio.
limbaugh s biographer states large part of life has been dedicated gaining father s respect , approval.
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