National College Baseball Hall of Fame
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The National College Baseball Hall of Fame is an institution operated by the College Baseball Foundation serving as the central point for the study of the history of college baseball in the United States. In partnership with the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library located on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, the Hall of Fame inducts former collegiate players and coaches who have met selection criteria of distinction. On January 23, 2024, the College Baseball Foundation announced it would open a physical hall of fame in Overland Park, Kansas, in the Museum at Prairiefire.
History
The College Baseball Foundation was formed in 2004 as a non-profit organization, with the dual aims of continuing the Brooks Wallace Award and creating a national college baseball hall of fame. The inaugural Wallace Award was bestowed in 2004, but the inaugural Hall of Fame induction class was not chosen until 2006. As of 2006, organizers hoped to have a permanent building constructed by 2008.[1] As of January 2013, the Foundation had raised approximately $7 million of the $13 million goal, after receiving a $5 million grant from the Moody Foundation.[2] A ceremonial groundbreaking was held in June 2015 in Lubbock.[3] In April 2017, the Foundation announced that it would no longer pursue constructing a museum in Lubbock.[4]
Inductees
The 2006 inaugural class for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame consisted of five former coaches and five former players.[5] Annually thereafter, through 2016, additional players and coaches were enshrined.[6] In May 2017, organizers cancelled that year's annual “Night of Champions” induction ceremony.[4]
† | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
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Players
Head coaches
Veteran players (pre-1947 era)
Year | Inductee | University |
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2007 | Jack Barry | Holy Cross |
2007 | Lou Gehrig† | Columbia |
2007 | Christy Mathewson† | Bucknell |
2007 | Joe Sewell† | Alabama |
2008 | Billy Disch | Texas |
2008 | Ownie Carroll | Holy Cross |
2008 | Jackie Robinson† | UCLA |
2009 | Branch Rickey† | Michigan |
Ohio Wesleyan | ||
2010 | George Sisler† | Michigan |
2010 | Charlie Teague | Wake Forest |
2014 | William Clarence Matthews | Tuskegee Institute |
Harvard | ||
2021 | Frank Quinn | Yale |
Executives
Year | Inductee | Association |
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2019 | Dennis Poppe | NCAA |
2020 | Everett Barnes | American Baseball Coaches Association |
2021 | Dave Keilitz | American Baseball Coaches Association |
Umpires
Year | Inductee | Association |
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2020 | Randy Christal | NCAA |
2021 | Dave Yeast | NCAA |
2022 | Jim Garman | NCAA |
2023 | C.J. Mitchell | NCAA |
2023 | Tony Thompson | NCAA |
Induction
Criteria
Selection criteria and categorization has changed over time.
The original criteria, established in 2006, allow for recognition of:[7][8]
- Coaches — eligible after ending their active collegiate career (and not actively coaching a professional baseball team) who have achieved 300 career wins or won at least 65% of their games.
- Players — eligible five years after their final collegiate season (and not actively playing professional baseball) who competed for at least one year at a four-year institution, and made an All American (post-1947) or All League (pre-1947) team.
- Teams — of "great achievement" at a four-year institution.
The top ten voter-getters were selected for induction to the Hall of Fame. Veteran and Historical Committees could nominate individuals from the pre-1947 era, however there was no differentiation in how approved nominees were recognized.
In 2009, a small school category was added, "featuring players and coaches from NAIA, NCAA Divisions II and III, and two-year colleges."[9]
In 2011, a Legends and Pioneers Committee was created, "...designed to provide recognition to black pioneers in college baseball and to honor outstanding players and coaches whose careers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities began prior to 1975."[10] Also, nominees would now be required to reach a threshold of votes, rather than automatically inducting the top ten vote-getters.[9]
In 2012, voting was revised with five ballot categories: Vintage Era (pre-1964) players and coaches, small school players, small school coaches, 1964–2001 players, and NCAA Division I coaches.[11]
Ceremony
The induction ceremony for the inaugural class occurred on July 4, 2006. The “Night of Champions” was usually held the day after the Brooks Wallace Award winner was announced; the most recent induction ceremony was held in 2016.
See also
- Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball
- Helms Athletic Foundation
- List of college baseball awards
- List of museums in West Texas
References
- ^ "Winfield leads class of 10 into College Baseball Hall" (July 4, 2006). Associated Press. College Sports (ESPN.com). Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ Aaron Fitt (January 8, 2013). "College Baseball Hall Of Fame Receives $5 Million Grant". Baseball America. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ "College Hall of Fame breaks ground on museum site". collegebaseballhall.org. June 29, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ a b Williams, Don (May 30, 2017). "College Baseball Hall of Fame cancels annual induction night in Lubbock". lubbockonline.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.. On January 23, 2024, the College Baseball Foundation announced it would open a physical hall of fame in Overland Park, Kasnas, in the Prairiefire.
- ^ "2006 College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". collegebaseballhall.org. 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". collegebaseballhall.org. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Criteria - Hall of Fame Enshrinement". collegebaseballfoundation.org. 2006. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Minimum Eligibility Requirements - College Baseball Hall of Fame" (PDF). www.collegebaseballfoundation.org. 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b "Voting underway for sixth CHOF class". collegebaseballhall.org. February 8, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Legends and Pioneers Committee announced". collegebaseballhall.org. January 18, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Voting underway for seventh Hall of Fame class". collegebaseballhall.org. February 17, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
Further reading
- Burbach, Christopher (June 21, 2017). "College baseball hall of fame belongs in Omaha, group says". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
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