OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Former Arkansas baseball coach and Razorback legend Norm DeBriyn will be inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class, the College Baseball Foundation announced June 23.

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.

In a coaching career that spanned four decades, DeBriyn transformed Arkansas into a national powerhouse after taking over as coach in 1970 at the age of 28. The winningest coach in school history, DeBriyn guided the Razorbacks to a record of 1,161-650-6 (.641 winning percentage), two Southwest Conference titles, one Southeastern Conference title, one SEC Western Division title, 15 NCAA Tournament appearances and four NCAA College World Series appearances.

The Razorbacks recorded their best national finish in school history under DeBriyn in 1979, finishing as runner-up in the College World Series. In his 33 seasons at the helm of the Arkansas baseball program, DeBriyn coached 19 All-America selections, six Freshman All-Americans, 58 all-conference selections and 48 all-conference tournament selections. He was named SWC Coach of the Year in 1978, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989 and 1990, and SEC Coach of the Year in 1999.

DeBriyn was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor in 1991, the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in 2015. The Ashland, Wis., native is also a member of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Athletics Hall of Fame.

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 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.