Gary Adams (baseball)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1939 Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Playing career | |
| 1959–1962 | UCLA Bruins |
| Position(s) | Second base |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965–1968 | UC Riverside (asst.) |
| 1970–1974 | UC Irvine |
| 1975–2004 | UCLA |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1169-891-12 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2x Division II National Championships (1973, 1974) 1x Division I College World Series Appearance (1997) 11x Division I NCAA tournament Appearances (1979, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004) 5x Division II NCAA tournament Appearances (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974) 3x Pac-8/Pac-10 South Division Titles (1976, 1979, 1986) 1 Pac-10 Title (2000) | |
| Awards | |
| 1x Division II Coach of the Year Award (1974) 2x Division II District VIII Coach of the Year Awards (1973, 1974) 1x Pac-10 Coach of the Year Award (2004) 2x Pac-10 South Coach of the Year Awards (1979, 1986) | |
Gary Adams (born September 4, 1939) is an American former college baseball coach who served as the head baseball coach of the UCLA Bruins from 1975 to 2004. He also served as the first head coach at UC Irvine from 1970 to 1974, winning two Division II national championships there.
Adams attended UCLA, where he played baseball from 1959 to 1962. After his playing career, Adams was an assistant coach at UC Riverside from 1965 to 1968 before becoming a head coach.