Jerry Bush
| Jerry Bush |
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| Sport(s) |
Basketball |
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| Biographical details |
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| Born |
(1914-09-06)September 6, 1914
Brooklyn, New York |
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| Died |
October 27, 1976(1976-10-27) (aged 62)
Lincoln, Nebraska |
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| Playing career |
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| 1935–1938 |
St. John's |
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| Position(s) |
Forward |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) |
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1947–1954
1954–1963 |
Toledo
Nebraska |
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| Head coaching record |
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| Overall |
208–190 (.523) |
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| Tournaments |
NCAA: 0-1 (.000) |
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| Accomplishments and honors |
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Championships
MAC Championship (1954) |
Gerard L. "Jerry" Bush (September 6, 1914 – October 27, 1976) was a college men's basketball coach and 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.[1]
He is the grandfather of Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball head coach Fred Hoiberg.
Head coaching record
| Season |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Postseason
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| Toledo Rockets (Independent) (1947–1951)
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| 1947–48 |
Toledo
| 21-5 | | |
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| 1948–49 |
Toledo
| 13-12 | | |
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| 1949–50 |
Toledo
| 22-6 | | |
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| 1950–51 |
Toledo
| 22-7 | | |
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| Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference) (1951–1954)
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| 1951–52 |
Toledo
| 20-11 | 8-4 | 3rd |
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| 1952–53 |
Toledo
| 16-7 | 9-3 | T-2nd |
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| 1953–54 |
Toledo
| 13-10 | 10-2 | 1st | NCAA First Round
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| Toledo: |
127–58 (.686) | 27–9 (.750) |
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| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Seven Conference) (1954–1957)
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| 1954–55 |
Nebraska
| 9-12 | 6-6 | 4th |
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| 1955–56 |
Nebraska
| 7-16 | 3-9 | 6th |
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| 1956–57 |
Nebraska
| 11-12 | 5-7 | T-4th |
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| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Eight Conference) (1957–1963)
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| 1957–58 |
Nebraska
| 10-13 | 5-7 | T-4th |
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| 1958–59 |
Nebraska
| 12-13 | 5-9 | T-5th |
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| 1959–60 |
Nebraska
| 7-17 | 4-10 | T-7th |
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| 1960–61 |
Nebraska
| 10-14 | 5-9 | 6th |
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| 1961–62 |
Nebraska
| 9-16 | 5-9 | T-5th |
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| 1962–63 |
Nebraska
| 6-19 | 1-13 | 8th |
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| 1963–64 |
Nebraska
| 7-18 | 5-9 | T-6th |
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| Nebraska: |
81–132 (.380) | 44–88 (.333) |
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| Total: | 208–190 (.523) |
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion |
References
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- Unknown (1915–1916)
- Darrell Fox (1916–1918)
- Sam Monetta (1918–1919)
- Walt Hobt (1919–1920)
- Darrell Fox (1920–1921)
- Claude H. Watts (1921–1923)
- Darrell Fox (1923–1925)
- Louis Moorhead (1925–1926)
- David V. Connelly (1926–1934)
- Harold Anderson (1934–1942)
- Burl Friddle (1942–1944)
- Rollie Boldt (1944–1946)
- Bill Orwig (1946–1947)
- Jerry Bush (1947–1954)
- Ed Melvin (1954–1965)
- Bob Nichols (1965–1987)
- Jay Eck (1987–1991)
- Larry Gipson (1991–1996)
- Stan Joplin (1996–2008)
- Gene Cross (2008–2010)
- Tod Kowalczyk (2010–)
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| | | † Special voting by the media selected Bobby McDermott as the NBL's all-time greatest player |
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