Rush Olson
Rush Olson has spent two decades directing creative efforts for sports teams and broadcasters. When not writing his Sports Rush blog for the Weekly, he creates television programs, ad campaigns, content marketing, and related creative projects for sports entities and more through Rush Olson Creative & Sports and FourNine Productions.
Sports Rush: Blocking the Sun (In More Ways Than One)
I had a couple of things I wanted to talk to Theresa Plaisance of the Dallas Wings about in this video interview.
Firstly, we needed...
Sports Rush: Where the West Never Ends
Two Fort Worth neighbors have their roots in the same place: The Old West.
I’m talking about the Amon Carter Museum and the rodeo that...
Sports Rush: Talking More Than Radio With Brad Sham
Brad Sham has served as the radio play-by-play voice of the Dallas Cowboys almost continuously since the middle of the Landry era. He’s got...
Sports Rush : Eric Nadel Talks the Talk
For nearly 40 years, Eric Nadel has described Rangers games for fans listening in their homes and cars (and now on their phones). He’s...
Sports Rush: Sports and the Service
Last Monday, a former serviceman had an exceedingly rare opportunity to ask a former U.S. president a question. The veteran decided he would inquire...
Sports Rush: Deep Colors
Sometimes, color matters in sports. Uniforms help us tell the competitors apart. We express allegiance to our teams by wearing silver and blue or...
Sports Rush: The Forecast Calls for Snack Cakes
Thursday before the Rangers game, I put a snack cake on Rodney Gadsden’s head.
OK, I didn’t actually place it there. That job fell to...
Sports Rush: From Australia with Love, Football, and Basketball
The Dallas Wings' Erin Phillips had a really interesting offseason. She played professionally in another sport and had a couple of big developments in...
Sports Rush: Talking Food and Football With Chad Hennings
At the Taste of the Cowboys event May 7, 2017, several prominent local chefs will each prepare a signature dish and serve them to...
Sports Rush: Fire And Ice – 20 Years On
One of Fort Worth’s greatest sports moments happened twenty years ago on this day. It came improbably and with gripping athletic drama.
On April 30,...
