Jerry Bush
American college basketball coach (1914–1976)
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Gerard L. Bush (September 6, 1914 – October 27, 1976) was a college men's basketball coach and player and professional basketball player. He was the head coach of Toledo from 1947 to 1954 and Nebraska from 1954 to 1963. He coached his teams to a 208–190 record, winning a Mid-American Conference championship and one NCAA tournament appearance. He played his college basketball at St. John's. He was inducted into the Toledo athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.[2]
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | September 6, 1914 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 1976 (aged 62) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1935–1938 | St. John's |
| 1938–1941 | Akron Firestone Non-Skids |
| 1941–1942 | Detroit Eagles |
| 1941–1942 | Wilmington Bombers |
| 1942–1948 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
| Position | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1947–1954 | Toledo |
| 1954–1963 | Nebraska |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 208–190 (.523) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–1 (.000) |
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He was the grandfather of current Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball head coach Fred Hoiberg, and also the cousin of National Basketball League player Jake Ahearn.[3]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Toledo Rockets (Independent) (1947–1951) | |||||||||
| 1947–48 | Toledo | 21–5 | |||||||
| 1948–49 | Toledo | 13–12 | |||||||
| 1949–50 | Toledo | 22–6 | |||||||
| 1950–51 | Toledo | 22–7 | |||||||
| Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference) (1951–1954) | |||||||||
| 1951–52 | Toledo | 20–11 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1952–53 | Toledo | 16–7 | 9–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1953–54 | Toledo | 13–10 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Toledo: | 127–58 (.686) | 27–9 (.750) | |||||||
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Seven Conference) (1954–1957) | |||||||||
| 1954–55 | Nebraska | 9–12 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1955–56 | Nebraska | 7–16 | 3–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1956–57 | Nebraska | 11–12 | 5–7 | T–4th | |||||
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Eight Conference) (1957–1963) | |||||||||
| 1957–58 | Nebraska | 10–13 | 5–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 1958–59 | Nebraska | 12–13 | 5–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 1959–60 | Nebraska | 7–17 | 4–10 | T–7th | |||||
| 1960–61 | Nebraska | 10–14 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1961–62 | Nebraska | 9–16 | 5–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 1962–63 | Nebraska | 6–19 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
| Nebraska: | 81–132 (.380) | 44–88 (.333) | |||||||
| Total: | 208–190 (.523) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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