Caddy Works, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Caddy Works

UCLA Bruins basketball coach

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1896

Date of Death: 19-Jul-1982

Profession: basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About 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 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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