Gary Adams (baseball)

Gary Adams
Biographical details
Born (1939-09-04) September 4, 1939 (age 85)
Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Playing career
1959–1962UCLA Bruins
Position(s)Second base
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965–1968UC Riverside (asst.)
1970–1974UC Irvine
1975–2004UCLA
Head coaching record
Overall1169-891-12
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Division II National Championships (1973, 1974)
1 Division I College World Series Appearance (1997)
11 Division I NCAA tournament Appearances (1979, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004)
5 Division II NCAA tournament Appearances (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)
3 Pac-8/Pac-10 South Division Titles (1976, 1979, 1986)
1 Pac-10 Title (2000)
Awards
1 Division II Coach of the Year Award (1974)
2 Division II District VIII Coach of the Year Awards (1973, 1974)
1 Pac-10 Coach of the Year Award (2004)
2 Pac-10 South Coach of the Year Awards (1979, 1986)

Gary Adams (born September 4, 1939) is an American former college baseball coach, the head baseball coach of the UCLA Bruins from 1975–2004. Adams also served as the first head coach at UC Irvine from 1970–1974, winning two Division II national championships there.[1]

Adams attended UCLA, where he played baseball from 1959–1962. After his playing career, Adams was an assistant coach at UC Riverside from 1965–1968 before becoming a head coach.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "#13 Gary Adams". UCLABruins.com. UCLA Sports Information. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Baseball: Gary Adams Headed to UCLA Hall of Fame". PE.com. Press-Examiner. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.