Cathy Rush, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Cathy Rush

College basketball coach

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1947

Place of Birth: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Cathy Rush (born Cathy Cowan; April 7, 1947) was the head women's basketball coach at Immaculata from 1972 to 1977.
She led Immaculata to three consecutive AIAW national titles from 1972–1974.
She led the Mighty Macs to six consecutive final four appearances in her six seasons with the school, attaining a 149–15 record.
Rush was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 7, 2008.
She had also been inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. A resident of Ventnor City, New Jersey, Rush grew up in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey and graduated from Oakcrest High School in 1964.
She received a Bachelor of Science in 1968 and a master's degree in education in 1972, both from West Chester University.
She has two children with her ex-husband, former National Basketball Association referee and Supervisor of Officials Ed T.
Rush.The Mighty Macs, a movie about the season leading to the winning of the first women's national basketball championship in 1972, was released in October 2011.
Rush is played by Carla Gugino.