 Liam (Willie) Price was elected chairman in 1950 and over the next forty-four years he led the club with great skill, style and dedication.After the club won the 1951 Championship, Price set to obtain a pitch; nine acres on the west side of the Parmer Estate were purchased from the Land Commission in 1958.With the willing hands of the Rush men, the field was turned into one of the finest pitches in Ireland.