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.

For other uses, see Works.
Caddy Works
Works from 1928 UCLA yearbook
Biographical details
DiedJuly 19, 1982(1982-07-19) (aged 86)
Los Angeles, California
Playing career
Basketball
1916–1917California
1919–1920California
Baseball
1921Wichita Falls Spudders
Position(s)First baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1921–1939Southern Branch / UCLA
Baseball
1925–1926Southern Branch
Head coaching record
Overall173–159 (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.[1]

Head coaching record

Basketball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southern Branch Cubs/Grizzlies (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1921–1927)
1921–22 Southern Branch 9–19–11st
1922–23 Southern Branch 12–49–11st
1923–24 Southern Branch 8–28–22nd
1924–25 Southern Branch 11–69–11st
1925–26 Southern Branch 14–210–01st
1926–27 Southern Branch 12–49–11st
UCLA Bruins (Pacific Coast Conference) (1927–1939)
1927–28 UCLA 10–55–43rd (South)
1928–29 UCLA 7–91–84th (South)
1929–30 UCLA 14–83–63rd (South)
1930–31 UCLA 9–64–53rd (South)
1931–32 UCLA 9–104–73rd (South)
1932–33 UCLA 10–111–104th (South)
1933–34 UCLA 10–132–104th (South)
1934–35 UCLA 11–124–83rd (South)
1935–36 UCLA 10–132–104th (South)
1936–37 UCLA 6–142–104th (South)
1937–38 UCLA 4–200–124th (South)
1938–39 UCLA 7–200–124th (South)
Southern Branch / UCLA: 173–15982–108
Total:173–159

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. Olympic Oral History interview with Frank Lubin, 1988; discussion of Caddy Works is on p. 4.


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