Caddy Works
Pierce "Caddy" Works (January 2, 1896 – July 19, 1982) was an American basketball and baseball coach. He was the head basketball coach at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)—known as the Southern Branch of the University of California until 1927—for 18 seasons, from 1921 to 1939, compiling a record of 173–159. Works was also the head baseball coach at Southern Branch from 1925 to 1926, tallying a mark of 23–14.
Works from 1928 UCLA yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 2, 1896 |
| Died | July 19, 1982 (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1917 | California |
| 1919–1920 | California |
| Baseball | |
| 1921 | Wichita Falls Spudders |
| Position(s) | First baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1939 | Southern Branch / UCLA |
| Baseball | |
| 1925–1926 | Southern Branch |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 173–159 (basketball) 23–14 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 5× SCIAC (1922, 1923, 1925–1927) | |
Works was a lawyer by profession and coached the team only during the evenings. According to UCLA player and future Olympian Frank Lubin, Works was "more of an honorary coach" with little basketball knowledge.
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