Marshall, Tibbits-Bryce Named to Seminole County Sports Hall of Fame

Two individuals with UCF Athletics connections—former football star Brandon Marshall and former baseball staffer Christy Tibbits-Bryce—have been named to the Seminole County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
 
Marshall was named in the male athlete category, while Tibbits-Bryce made the list in the female contributor category.
 
Since 1982, the Hall of Fame has honored outstanding male and female high school, college, and professional athletes, coaches, officials, sports personalities and sports-related volunteers who reside or at one time resided in Seminole County.
 
The induction ceremony will be held in conjunction with Seminole County's annual high school Night of Champions on Wednesday, May 18, at Hagerty High School. The event is by invitation only, and inductees will not be available for media requests. It will be recorded and later shared on YouTube.com/SeminoleCounty.
  
Marshall attended Lake Howell High School and lettered three years in football, basketball and track. He was selected for all-state honors in football and named Seminole County Utility Player of the Year because of his versatility on both sides of the ball. He also won the 2001 Class 3A state championship in the triple jump. Upon graduation, he played football for UCF. In 2005 during his senior year with the Knights, he caught 74 passes for 1,195 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was named MVP at the 2005 Hawaii Bowl, catching 11 passes for 210 yards and three TDs.
 
Marshall was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Over a 13-year NFL career, Marshall caught 970 passes for 12,351 yards and 83 TDs, playing for the Broncos, Dolphins, Bears, Jets, Giants and Seahawks. He currently holds the NFL record for most receptions in a game (21). He was a six-time Pro Bowl selection. While playing in the 2012 Pro Bowl, he caught six passes for 176 yards and four TDs, earning the MVP award. He holds many NFL records, including the most seasons with 100-plus receptions (six). Marshall is an advocate for mental health and is currently a sports television personality.
 
Tibbits-Bryce attended Lake Howell High School, participating in softball and volleyball and earning the Orlando Sentinel 1986 Softball Player of the Year award. While attending UCF, she worked with the baseball office, coordinating team functions and events. Upon graduation in 1991, she began her career at Lyman High School as a teacher and softball and volleyball coach. Her softball team reached the FHSAA Final Four in 1994.
 
Tibbits-Bryce earned the Seminole Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award four years in a row from 1992-1995 and the Orlando Sentinel Coach of the Year award in 1999. She became the first female athletic director in Seminole County, serving at Lyman High School from 2002 to 2005,and at the newly opened Hagerty High School from 2005 to 2011. At Hagerty, she was promoted to dean and eventually to assistant principal. Because of her impacts on and off the field, Hagerty named the softball facility in her honor: Christy Tibbits-Bryce Field.