He did not begin waterskiing until his parents bought him his first pair of skis for his 17th birthday, but within three years, he was competing in national and world championships.
[3][4] Even in the middle of his own championship career at a very young age, Cash taught a number of future champion skiers at his school in Sarasota.
Team – Billy Spencer, Jeannette Brown, Dicksie Ann Hoyt, Johnny Blackburn – were students of Cash.
[1] On July 13, 1967, Joe Cash was making last-minute preparations to leave for Callaway Gardens and the Masters tournament, in which a number of his students were competing.
[1] At the time of his death, Joe left behind his wife, Ida Mae Messer Cash and 5 children, Gabriel, Katrina, Karen, Kristal and Kelly.