Kimrey Family Donates $20,000,000 to OU

$10m each to baseball and football.

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Bartlesville Family Makes Historic Donation to Oklahoma Athletics
Story by John Hoover

By OU Media Relations

NORMAN — Brian and Kim Kimrey of Bartlesville, OK, have pledged an historic $20 million gift to the University of Oklahoma baseball and football programs, OU Vice President and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione announced Monday. The $20 million Kimrey pledge marks the largest single commitment in OU Athletics history and brings their total support to $25.1 million.

The latest donation, $10 million each to baseball and football, marks the third gift pledged to OU’s baseball program by the Kimrey family, pushing their support for baseball stadium upgrades to over $15 million. Their major gift to the football program will support future Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium enhancements.

The Kimreys' most recent gift introduces a new "Road to Omaha" campaign for OU Baseball supporters — a $10 million gift challenge to all fans that, if met, will help ensure the program continues to recruit the nation's best and to fuel OU's road back to the Men's College World Series in Omaha. Each supporter's contribution is crucial to successfully reaching this challenge goal. Overall, to date, $25 million has been raised for the baseball stadium project.

In February 2020, the Kimreys contributed their first major gift of $1.1 million toward OU's planned baseball stadium upgrades before upping their support to $5.1 million with a $4 million gift in 2022 that included a gift challenge for others: to participate. The historic run to the 2022 World Series and the support of other Sooner Club members successfully unlocked the $4 million gift.

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