bˈɔːɹn ɪn spɹˈɪŋfiːld, mɪzˈʊɹɹi, kˈæʃ ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz ˌʌndɚɡɹˈædʒuːət ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mɪzˈʊɹɹi, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə zˈeɪɾə fˈaɪ tʃˈæptɚɹ ʌv bˈeɪɾə θˈeɪɾə pˈaɪ.
Born in Springfield, Missouri, Cash received his undergraduate education at the University of Missouri, where he was a member of the Zeta Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi.