Former Arkansas coach Norm DeBriyn inducted into College Baseball Hall of Fame

Former Arkansas baseball coach Norm DeBriyn will be inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class, the College Baseball Foundation announced Monday.

DeBriyn will be the second Razorback inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. He joins Arkansas great Jeff King, who was inducted as part of the 2024 class.

DeBriyn transformed Arkansas into a national power after taking over as head coach in 1970. He was 28-years old and would go on to coach the Hogs across four decades, guiding Arkansas to a record of 1,161-650-6 (.641 winning percentage), two Southwest Conference titles, one SEC title and one SEC Western Division title.

With DeBriyn at the helm, Arkansas made 15 NCAA Tournament appearances and four trips to the College World Series appearances.

The Razorbacks recorded their best finish is school history under DeBriyn in 1979 as runner-up in the College World Series. In his 33 seasons at the helm, DeBriyn coached 19 All-America selections, six Freshman All-Americans, 58 all-conference selections and 48 all-conference tournament selections.

The Wisconsin native was named SWC Coach of the Year in 1978, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989 and 1990, and SEC Coach of the Year in 1999.

The 18th induction class, comprised of players, coaches and other builders of the game who have positively impacted college baseball, will be honored at the 2026 Night of Champions presented on Feb. 12, 2026, in Overland Park, Kan., the home of the College Baseball Hall of Fame. The event will serve as the ceremonial start to the 2026 college baseball season, which begins on Feb. 13, 2026. 

Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas football, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Times Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at jfuller@gannett.com or follow him @jacksonfuller16 on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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