Gerard L. 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]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | September 6, 1914
Died | October 27, 1976 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | (aged 62)
Playing career | |
1935–1938 | St. John's |
1938–1941 | Akron Firestone Non-Skids |
1941–1942 | Wilmington Bombers |
1942–1948 | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons |
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 | |
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Awards | |
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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.[2]
Head coaching record
editSeason | 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) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Jerry Bush, Mens Basketball Coach (1946-54)".
- ^ "Jake Ahearn". Peach Basket Society. November 17, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2019.