Buck Bailey
| Sport(s) | Baseball, football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 2, 1896 San Saba, Texas |
| Died | October 28, 1964 (aged 68) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1916–1917 | Texas A&M |
| 1920–1921 | Texas A&M |
| 1922–1923 | Bethany |
| Football | |
| 1915–1916 | Texas A&M |
| 1919–1920 | Texas A&M |
| 1921–1922 | Bethany |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Baseball | |
| 1927–1942 | Washington State |
| 1946–1961 | Washington State |
| Football | |
| 1926–? | Washington State (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 603–325–5 (.649) (baseball) |
Arthur Buckner "Buck" Bailey (June 2, 1896 – October 28, 1964), was a college baseball head coach; he led the Washington State Cougars for 32 seasons, from 1927 through 1961, except for three seasons during World War II, and had an overall record of 603–325–5 (.649).
Born in San Saba in central Texas, Bailey graduated from Eldorado High School in Eldorado. He played baseball and football at Texas A&M and served in the U.S. Army during the First World War. Following the war, he returned to Texas A&M and then attended Bethany College in West Virginia. After college, he went to California, where he coached high school football and played on semi-pro and club teams, including the Olympic Club in San Francisco, where he met Babe Hollingbery.
When Hollingbery was hired as head football coach at Washington State, Bailey followed him north to Pullman as an assistant, and also headed the baseball program.
In Bailey's first season as head baseball coach in 1927, the Cougar nine finished first in the Pacific Coast Conference North Division and won the PCC Tournament. The team also won the North Division title in 1933, 1936, and 1938. While he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II,basketball coach Jack Friel was the interim baseball coach from 1943 through 1945.
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