Jerry Bush
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 6, 1914 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died |
October 27, 1976 (aged 62) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Playing career | |
| 1935–1938 | St. John's |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1947–1954 | Toledo |
| 1954–1963 | Nebraska |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 208–190 (.523) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0-1 (.000) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1963–64 | Nebraska | 7-18 | 5-9 | T-6th | |||||
| Nebraska: | 81–132 (.380) | 44–88 (.333) | |||||||
| Total: | 208–190 (.523) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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