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Former Arkansas Coach Announced As 2016 SEC Baseball Legend

The SEC has officially released its 2016 SEC Baseball legends for the year. Among the four names mentioned was former Arkansas baseball coach Norm DeBriyn.

Joining Coach DeBriyn as a legend is Auburn’s Gabe Gross, Georgia’s Cris Carpenter and Kentucky’s Scott Downs. The SEC picks four former players or coach’s to give the honor to; the last Razorback to be inducted was former first round pick Kevin McReynolds, in the inaugural class of 2012.

Coach DeBryin took over for the Diamond Hogs in 1970 at the age of 28, in the four decades he was the Head Hog in the dug out he built a pretty impressive resume including a runner-up finish in the “College World Series” in 1978 and a career win percentage of .