Jack Gushue

Llewellyn Stuart "Jack" Gushue


Born:
December 20, 1924
Buffalo, NY

Died:
July 26, 2012
Horseheads, NY


Career
1946-47 South Park High School - Buffalo (High School)
1948-49 University at Buffalo (College)
1949-50 University at Buffalo (College)
1950-51 Addison High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1951-52 Addison High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1952-53 Elmira Colonels (ABL)
1952-53 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1954-55 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1955-56 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1957-58 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1957-58 Carousel - New York (Independent - Black Hawk League)
1958-59 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1959-60 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1960-61 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1961-62 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1962-63 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1963-64 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1964-65 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1965-66 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1966-67 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1967-68 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1968-69 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1969-70 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1970-71 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1971-72 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1972-73 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach
1973-74 Horseheads High School - New York (High School) Head coach

Born to Stuart and Elizabeth Gushue, Jack was the grandson of Thomas Gushue, who was Admiral' Perry's first mate on the first expedition to reach the North Pole. Jack enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 17 at served in combat in the Pacific Theater. He was wounded and honored with the Purple Heart. He was also the first U.S. Marine to capture a Japanese flag, on Bougainville Island. He finished high school after the war and went on to the University of Alabama. After a year at Alabama, he transferred to the University at Buffalo where he was a star on the basketball team. He graduated and move to Addison, New York, where he taught and coached until moving to Horseheads, New York. He would coach basketball for 22 years at Horseheads HS (as well as football, track and cross country) and eventually became the Director of Athleteics for the Horseheads School District. In his retirement, he won a gold medal in the Senior Olympics in racquetball and at one time was ranked number one in the country for his age group.

Jack married Gloria Anderson in 1946 and they had two daughters and a son.

Source:
Elmira Advertiser, December 13, 1957
Obituary, Star-Gazette, July 28-30, 2012

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