Education
Adams attended University of California, Los Angeles, where he played baseball from 1959–1962.
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Adams also served as the first head coach at University of California Irvine from 1970–1974, winning two Division II national championships there. After his playing career, Adams was an assistant coach at University of California Riverside from 1965–1968 before becoming a head coach. Adams was named the first head coach of the Division II University of California Irvine baseball program prior to the 1970 season.
Under Adams, the Anteaters reached the Division II National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament in each of the program"s first five seasons.
Adams replaced Art Reichle as the head coach at University of California, Los Angeles following the 1974 season. Adams coached at University of California, Los Angeles for 30 seasons, appearing in 11 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournaments and the 1997 College World Series.
Adams retired following the 2004 season and was replaced by then-University of California Irvine head coach John Savage. Adams has coached big league greats such as Eric Karros, Todd Zeile, Troy Glaus, Chase Utley, Eric Byrnes and Casey Janssen.
After spending 41 years coaching college baseball, retirement brought on a new set of challenges and opportunities.
Currently, The Adamses are in their eighth season of producing estate Syrah, and will add Malbec to the vineyard in 2014. Currently, Adams has five children"s books available, as well as the hard cover book, "Conversations With Coach Wooden" a book that brings delightful stories and surprises to the readers about the great coach, great man and even greater friend John Wooden.
