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Person
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Wilson, Betty
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Description area
Dates of existence
1928-2012
History
Betty Clare Bray was born in 1928 in Saskatoon and attended Wilson and King Edward Elementary schools and City Park Collegiate. She obtained her B.A. at the University of Saskatchewan. Later, in her fifties, she earned a BSW at the same institution. Bray competed on the track and field team for three seasons as a sprinter, highlighted by the U of S winning the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association title in 1947. Bray was also on the tennis team for three years, capturing the doubles tournament in 1946-47 and winning the Hudson Bay Trophy in 1948-49. Bray played guard on the basketball team for two seasons. In addition to competing in sports, she served on the Women's Athletic Board. Bray was inducted into the U of S Athletic Wall of Fame for basketball, tennis and track. She was inducted as a team member, also for basketball, in the Saskatchewan Sports Halls of Fame. Bray died in 2012 in Saskatoon.