Former Grambling State University baseball head coach Wilbert Ellis will receive another career honor when he is enshrined into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
The 17th induction class was honored this month in Overland Park, Kansas, home of the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Ellis spent 43 years coaching the Tigers, assuming the head coaching role in 1977 upon the retirement of R.W.E. Jones. He amassed a 701-478-2 career record in 26 seasons as head coach and retired following the 2003 season.
Ellis, who had his No. 31 jersey retired last season, led GSU to three SWAC Championships and guided the Tigers to three NCAA Tournament appearances.
Previously, Ellis has been inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame, the SWAC Hall of Fame, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Grambling Legends Hall of Fame.
He has been a trusted advisor for generations of presidents, athletic directors, and coaches at Grambling and in community and governmental affairs.
Ellis was instrumental in establishing the Eddie G. Robinson Museum in Grambling and the university’s Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame. He still conducts baseball clinics for kids in Lincoln Parish and serves as an NCAA Regional site supervisor.
THE 2024 COLLEGE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS
Mike Schmidt, Shortstop, Ohio, 1969-71
Roger Clemens, Pitcher, San Jacinto JC, 1981/University of Texas, 1982-83
Mark Teixeira, Third Base, Georgia Tech, 1999-2001
Bill Thom, Pitcher, Southern California, 1957-59
Jeff King, Third Base, Arkansas, 1984-86
Woody Hunt, Coach, Cumberland, 1982-2021
*Murray Wall, Pitcher, UTexas, 1947-50
Wilbert Ellis, Coach, Grambling State, 1977-2003
Randy Ross, Shortstop, North Park, 1981-84
*Jim Paronto, Umpire/Administrator, 1973-2023
Mike Fox, Coach, North Carolina Wesleyan, 1983-1998/North Carolina, 1999-2020
Courtesy: Grambling State Athletics
