2026 Night of Champions Celebrating the 2025 Hall of Fame Class
Be a part of this year’s Night of Champions!
Please join us in honoring this year’s newest Hall of Fame Class at the 2026 Night of Champions.
This year’s celebration will be held February 12, 2026 at the Overland Park Marriott. Please select your ticket choice below!
The cocktail reception will begin at 6pm, followed by Night of Champions celebration at 7pm.
TICKET OPTIONS
George H.W. Bush Award Dinner honoring Forrest Hoglund
Celebrate Forrest Hoglund, University of Kansas legend!
Please join us in honoring University of Kansas’ Forrest Hoglund, this year’s recipient of the George H.W. Bush Award, presented by the College Baseball Foundation.
The reception will be held April 14, 2025 at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel in Overland Park, Kansas.
Schedule of Events
Cocktail Hour - 6:00pm-6:45pm
Doors Open - 6:45pm
Dinner & Celebration - 7:00pm-8:30pm
TICKET OPTIONS
Your ticket includes entry to the cocktail reception at 6pm, followed by dinner and recognition of this year’s recipient, Forrest Hoglund, at 7pm.
A purchase of your table for ten (10) includes entry to the cocktail reception at 6pm, followed by dinner and recognition of this year’s recipient, Forrest Hoglund, at 7pm.
Event sponsorships include one (1) reserved table of ten (10) at the ceremony on April 14, 2025, recognition on the web site, mentions during the event itself (and sponsor logo displayed, digitally).
About the George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumnus Award
The George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumnus Award is given to a college baseball letterwinner who has distinguished himself in life after college baseball.
The award is named after its inaugural recipient (2014), George H.W. Bush, who after playing for Yale from 1946 to 1948 went on to be elected the 41st President of the United States. It is formally called the George H.W. Bush Award for Distinguished Service. To be eligible for the award, an individual must have earned a varsity letter in intercollegiate baseball competition.
Bush, called "Poppy" by his teammates, played first base for the Yale teams that played in the first two College World Series. He also served as the team captain for the 1948 squad. Bush was the 41st President of the United States of America.
Previous Recipients:
2014: George H. W. Bush (Yale)
2015: Dr. Bobby Brown (UCLA, Stanford Tulane) & Roger Williams (TCU)
2015: Vin Scully (Fordham)
2016: Dr. John Olerud (Washington State)
2020: Judge Thelton Henderson (California)
Table Sponsors
Tom Jacobs, CEO/Executive Director – College Baseball Foundation and Hall of Fame
University of Kansas Athletics
The Hoglund Foundation
Prairiefire
Visit Overland Park
Populous
McCown Gordon
