Hall of Fame
Called by her coach, Marge Weesner, “one of the best female athletes I have ever coached, and certainly one of the best in George Fox history," Marj Brood was a four-sport standout for some of the school's earliest women's programs. She earned four varsity letters in softball, three in basketball, two in field hockey and one in volleyball. She was a four-year starter at shortstop and played guard on three Women's Conference of Independent Colleges championship teams, including the undefeated 1962-65 team. A left swinger and forward on the first two George Fox field hockey teams, she was named to the Field Hockey Association All-Star Team as a senior. She capped off her career by being named the school's Outstanding Woman Athlete in 1967. A native of Medford, Ore. She earned her bachelor's degree in physical education in 1967, and a master of education from the University of Oregon in 1969. She taught physical education in Oregon high schools for many years and also served as a recreational therapist in the women's section of the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.
