A group of three Canadian tennis medal plaques awarded to Dr Jack Wright, rectangular, stamped sterling silver, awarded by the Canadian Intercollegiat

A group of three Canadian tennis medal plaques awarded to Dr Jack Wright, rectangular, stamped sterling silver, awarded by the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union, all named to J.A. Wright for singles in 1925-26 & 1926-27, and for doubles with C W Leslie in 1926-27 Jack Wright was born in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, 11th November 1901. He was a leading Canadian tennis player in the inter-wars era and was National Champion in singles in 1927, 1929 & 1931, and in doubles with his partner Willard Crocker in 1923, 1925 & 1929, and with Marcel Rainville in 1931. Wright was once ranked 7th in the World and represented Canada in Davis Cup in 14 ties. The present medals relate to his time at McGill University in Montreal when he was studying for his medical degree and captained the tennis team. Wright was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1972 and the McGill Redmen Hall of Fame in 2000. He died in Montreal in 1949.