All-round athlete Kenneth Corbett, Fredericton: During his years at the University of New Brunswick, Corbett stood out as a varsity athlete. He won four Maritime Intercollegiate heavyweight boxing championships and starred in track and field. He played basketball, rugby, football, and hockey and was a member of the Dominion intercollegiate rifle team which won several championships. In 1937, Corbett was awarded the Sir Frederick Williams Taylor Gold Medal as the best all-round athlete at UNB. Following graduation, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was killed on a training mission in Oct., 1939. For many years the UNB award to the top all-round athlete was named in his honor.

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