Welcome to The Official Website of Johnny Bench
Career Recognition
All Century Team
All Century Team
All Century Team
The greatest collection of baseball players from the first century of the game, 1900's. Bench was named the starting catcher, alongside fellow HOF Catcher Yogi Berra.
Living Legend
All Century Team
All Century Team
Created to honor a person whose career in baseball, and life outside the game, have taken on legendary qualities by virtue of his talents, achievements and personal conduct.
Franchise Four
All Century Team
Franchise Four
Voted on by the fans, these players best represented their franchise and/or category through MLB history. Johnny was nominated for both Reds and MLB Living Legends.
Johnny Bench Scholarship Fund
Mission
The purpose of the Johnny Bench Scholarship Fund is to provide scholarships to college and university undergraduates who have displayed both academic and athletic credentials during their high school careers, and who are in need of financial help to begin or continue their education at the college or university level.
History
- The Johnny Bench Scholarship Fund was established with a donation of $25,000 in 1983 by the Cincinnati Reds as a tribute to Johnny’s illustrious 17-year career with the team.
- Over 775 recipients have received grants through the 2017-18 school year totaling over $2,420,000, including 67 from Johnny’s home state of Oklahoma;
- Currently there are 57 students receiving scholarships at 10 colleges and universities including 8 students from Binger, Oklahoma, Johnny’s home town.
- There have been over 345 students graduate from college with financial assistance from the Johnny Bench Scholarship Fund.
Johnny Bench Award
in association with the Cincinnati Reds
Presented by Krylon
For the past 19 years, the Johnny Bench Award has been presented to college baseball's top NCAA Division I catcher. The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission created the award in 2000 and dedicated it to Hall of Fame and Reds Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench.
In 2019, the award will be expanded and permanently relocated to the Reds Hall of Fame & Museum at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Reds Scouting Department will provide input on the baseball categories. The awards committee will determine the winner with support from local media in each state.
The Bench Awards will honor:
- Top male NCAA baseball catcher
- Top female NCAA softball catcher
- Top baseball and softball catchers from Ohio high schools
- Top baseball and softball catchers from Kentucky high schools
- Top baseball and softball catchers from Indiana high schools
- Top baseball and softball catchers from West Virginia high schools
All ten winners will be invited to Cincinnati on Tuesday, June 18 for an awards luncheon at Great American Ball Park, followed by a catching clinic at the P&G MLB Cincinnati Reds Youth Academy and a pregame ceremony prior to the Reds vs. Houston Astros game at 7:10 p.m.
Johnny Bench Golf Classic
Now in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
After more than a decade in Cincinnati through the 1980's, Johnny now hosts an annual charity scramble in his new home in South Florida. The Johnny Bench Golf Classic is played at PGA National Resort & Spa and benefits Believers Academy, a charter school in Palm Beach county which supports special education needs for underprivileged youth.
Join Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench this year on the Champions Course. The 7am Sunday shotgun scramble will be preceded by a Saturday night Halloween themed.