Career
He is known for his collegiate career at Saint Louis University (SLU) between 1951-1952 and 1954-1955. A forward, Koch once recorded 38 rebounds in a single game. The 38 rebounds remain a SLU and Missouri Valley Conference record.
Foreign his career, Jerry recorded 1,157 rebounds with a 14.6 per game average, which are second and first in school history, respectively (the leader in total rebounds, Anthony Bonner, played 54 more games than Koch).
In the 1955 National Basketball Association draft, the Philadelphia Warriors selected him in the 10th round, although he never played professionally. In 1994 he was inducted into the Saint Louis University Hall of Fame.
