Wayne Graham, a baseball coaching legend at San Jacinto College and Rice, and a 2012 inductee into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, died last night at the age of 88.

Highlighting the 2024 class are Ohio University great and 12-time MLB All-Star Mike Schmidt, University of Texas legend and seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, and Georgia Tech National Collegiate Player of the Year and three-time MLB All-Star Mark Teixeira. The class also includes five additional players, three coaches and a former umpire with storied histories in the college game. Two inductees will be honored posthumously.

The partnership teams the College Baseball Hall of Fame with one of the most renowned global design firms to construct a dynamic showcase of college baseball within a community they both call home. In addition, the Kansas City metro area is also the location for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. The addition of the College Baseball Hall of Fame will further embed the deeply rooted connection between Kansas City and America’s favorite pastime.

Jacobs has an extensive background in collegiate athletics, most recently as the Senior Associate Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the Atlantic 10 Conference. He is the co-founder of SP Athletics, a consulting firm specializing in sports recruiting, executive search, consulting and leadership development.