The John Marini Memorabilia collection, 1994-2005 contains memorabilia relating to UCF Atheltics collected during John Marini's career as a journalist, and later as UCF's Sports Information Director and Assistant Director for Media Relations. This collection provides insight into UCF Basketball and Football events, championships, and marketing during the mid-90s to mid-2000s. After graduating with his bachelors, John Marini became influential within athletics from his journalism coverage of UCF's basketball and football team. He was employed as UCF's Sports Information Director in 1998 and later as Assistant Director for Media Relations in 2000.
Comprised of items donated by Nanci Donnellan, the Sports Americana Collection features numerous items related to American sports, including balls, action figures, bobblehead dolls, etc.
This collection contains materials from the noted sports talk radio personality, Nanci Donnellan. She worked for numerous sports talk radio outlets, but most prominently for ESPN and ABC Sports.
University of Central Florida. Athletics Department
Abstract Or Scope
The University of Central Florida Athletics Collection documents the history and operation of FTU and UCF sports and how University athletics have been chronicled in the media. The creation of several FTU and UCF sports teams are highlighted here, including the UCF football team in 1979. A large portion of this collection contains publications from most FTU and UCF sporting teams including yearly media guides used by local and national media outlets to aid in reporting on University sports.
