Make no mistake, Castner has a lot of insightful stories about Bush, the Nebraska men's basketball coach from 1954-63. Castner, who bears striking resemblance to actor Walter Matthau, was a student manager under Bush during each of the coach's first three seasons at the school. Bush was known as the "Big Bear of the Coliseum" because he was 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds. But he was a kind and mannerly soul.