World Series Banquet Speakers

Year Speaker Description
2025 Jenny Cavnar Colorado Native, first women to broadcast MLB games
2024 Drew Goodman TV Voice of the Colorado Rockies
2023     Jerry Schemmel Radio Voice of Colorado Rockies
2022 -- Hall of Fame Inductions Only (2020 & 2022 Classes)
2021 -- No Banquet, COVID-19 Restrictions
2020 -- World Series Cancelled by NJCAA (Media Release)
2019     Tom Brunansky MLB Player 1981-1994  1 All-Star Game
2018 Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro USAF Bronze Star and Purple Heart Recipient
2017     Dante Bichette MLB Player 1988-2001 - 4-time All-Star
2016 None Special Video Highlights about JUCO
2015 Cory Hahn Collegiate Baseball Player disabled from on-field incident
2014 Tony La Russa* 1963-1973 MLB Player - MLB Manager 33 years
2013 Rob Miech Sports Writer
2012 Don Meyer Collegiate Basketball Coach 38 years
2011 Bernie Williams MLB Player 1991-2006 - 5 time All-Star
2010 Dave Dravecky 1982-1989 MLB Player - 1 All-Star game
2009 Dale Murphy 1976-1993 MLB Player - 2 MVP - 7 time All-Star
2008 Charlie Monfort Owner Colorado Rockies
2007 Steve Cyphers & The Golden Anniversary Team
2006 Tippy Martinez 1974-1988 MLB Player - 1 All-Star game
2005 Goose Gossage* 1972-1994 MLB Player - 9 time All-Star
2004 Bud Selig Commissioner Major League Baseball 1992-2014
2003 Bobby Valentine 1969-1976 MLB Player - MLB Manager 16 years
2002 Whitey Herzog* MLB Player 1956-1963 - MLB Manager 1977-1990
2001 Tommy Lasorda* MLB Player 1954-1956 - MLB Manager 21 years
2000 George Brett* 1973-1993 MLB Player - 1 MVP - 13 time All-Star
1999 Paul Molitor* MLB Player 1978-1998 - MLB Manager - 7 time All-Star
1998 Davey Johnson MLB Player 1965-1978 - MLB Manager 17 years
1997 Tommy Lasorda* MLB Player 1954-1956 - MLB Manager 21 years
1996 Buck Showalter MLB Manager 17 years
1995 Reggie Jackson* 1967-1987 MLB Player - 1 MVP - 14 time All-Star
1994 Tom Seaver* MLB Player 1967-1986 - 12 time All-Star
1993 Joe Garagiola MLB Player 1946-1954
1992 Whitey Herzog* MLB Player 1956-1963 - MLB Manager 1977-1990
1991 Bob Gibson* MLB Player 1959-1975 - 1 MVP - 8 time All-Star
1990 George Steinbrenner Owner New York Yankees 1973-2010
1989 Bobby Winkles MLB Manager 1973-1977
1988 Dr. Bobby Brown MLB Player 1946-1954
1987 Marv Thorneberry MLB Player 1955-1963
1986 Frank Torre MLB Player 1956-1963
1985 Joe Torre* MLB Player 1960-1977 - MLB Manager 1977-2010 - 1 MVP - 9 time All-Star
1984 Lefty Gomez* MLB player 1930-1943 - 7 time All-Star
1983 Bobby Winkles MLB Manager 1973-1977
1982 Sal Bando MLB Player 1966-1981 - 4 time All-Star
1981 Tom Gorman MLB Player 1952-1959 - 4 time All-Star
1980 Carl Erskine MLB Player 1948-1959 - 1 All-Star
1979 Eddie Stanky
Lefty Gomez*
MLB Player 1943-1953 - 3 time All-Star
MLB player 1930-1943 - 7 time All-Star
1978 Ernie Banks* MLB Player 1953-1971 - 2 time MVP - 11 time All-Star
1977 Bobby Richardson MLB Player 1955-1966 - 7 time All-Star
1976 Whitey Ford* MLB Player 1950-1967 - 8 time All-Star
1975 Willie Mays* MLB Player 1951-1973 - 2 time MVP - 20 time All-Star
1974 Lefty Gomez* MLB player 1930-1943 - 7 time All-Star
1973 Bob Howsam Charter owner of the Denver Broncos - General Manager of Cincinnati Reds "Big Red Machine"
1972 Bowie Kuhn* Commissioner of Baseball Major League Baseball 1969-1984
1971 Emmet Ashford Umpire 1966-1970 - First African-American Umpire in MLB
1970 Billy Martin* MLB Player 1950-1961 - Manager 1969-1988
1969 Bobby Richardson MLB Player 1955-1966 - 7 time All-Star
1968 Duke Snider* MLB Player 1947-1964, 8 time All-Star, Player of the Year 1955
1967 John McHale MLB Player 1943-1948
1966 Ed Doherty
James Gallagher
Hugh Finnerty
Administrator of Baseball Umpire Development
Assistant to Baseball Commissioner
President of Texas League
1965 Lefty Gomez* MLB player 1930-1943
1964 Stan Musial* MLB Player 1941-1963
1963 Jocko Conlan* MLB Player from 1934-1935 - Umpire 1941-1965
1962 Eddie Stanky MLB Player from 1943-1954 - 3 time All-Star
1961 (Charles) William Eckert MLB Player 1919 - 1922
1960 Presentation by MLB Scouts
1959 Jack Curtice  University of Utah Football Coach (1950-57)

* - Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY