11 Facts About Paul Rusch

Paul Frederick Rusch was a lay missionary of the Anglican Church in Japan.

Paul Rusch served with the US Army in France during the First World War.

In Kentucky, Paul Rusch was an active member of the congregation of Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville.

Paul Rusch first arrived in Japan in 1925, initially to help the YMCA with reconstruction efforts after the Great Kanto earthquake, and stayed to dedicate his life and energies towards youth education, post-war reconciliation and rural development in that country.

In 1934 Paul Rusch established and was elected first chairman of the Intercollegiate Football League, the first college level American Football association in Japan.

The Paul Rusch Cup is awarded each year to the MVP of the Rice Bowl, Japan's own American Football national championship game.

Paul Rusch was arrested in December 1941 immediately after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor.

Paul Rusch was detained at a temporary prison camp on the campus of Sumire Girls' School on the outskirts of Tokyo and eventually deported from Japan as a part of a wartime prisoner exchange in June 1942.

Paul Rusch is most widely known for his work in founding the rural Camp Seisen Ryo at Kiyosato, on the slopes of Mt.

Paul Rusch was awarded the Third Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Japanese Government in 1956.

The Paul Rusch Cup is an annual award, beginning in 1984, given to the top American football player in Japan.