Bio

While injuries did not allow Norm DeBriyn to compete and UW-Oshkosh during his senior year in 1963, he did earn two varsity letters in football and two in baseball during his sophomore and junior years. The Ashland native earned letters in football, basketball and baseball before graduating from Depadua High School in Ashland.

DeBriyn, the head baseball coach at the University of Arkansas since 1970, graduated from UW-Oshkosh in 1963. Following graduation from UW-Oshkosh, DeBriyn taught and coached at Hortonville High School from 1963-68. He earned his master's degree at the University of Northern Colorado in 1969 before taking the head coaching position at the University of Arkansas. He was also an assistant professor in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Division from 1969-76 at the University of Arkansas.

Winning has become synonymous with DeBriyn's baseball program. He entered the 1991 season ranked 17th among all active NCAA Division I coaches in total victories (748) and 24th in winning percentage (.676). DeBriyn's coaching record at the University of Arkansas entering the 1991 season was 748-357-3. The Razorbacks tied for the Southwest Conference title in 1989 and won it outright in 1990.

The University of Arkansas has gone to the NCAA Division I World Series four times under DeBriyn, with its best finishes of second in 1979 and third in 1985. DeBriyn has been named SEC Coach of the Year six times, including each of the past two seasons. In addition, he has coached 12 major league players, including Kevin McReynolds of the New York Mets and Jeff King of the Pittsburgh Pirates.