Don Carrick
Donald Day "Don" Carrick (18 September 1906 – 28 February 1997 (aged 90)) was the middle child of the three sons of J.J. Carrick.
According to his father's obituary, Don was named for Donald Hogarth, a colleague of his father's.
Born in Port Arthur, he died in Toronto. He spent his early years between Port Arthur and Toronto, and attended a private school in Toronto. He was Ontario amateur golf champion and former Canadian golf champion, and a graduate of University of Toronto and Harvard and graduated from Osgoode. He married Elizabeth Frazce Bunker. He was an MP for the Liberals from 1954 to 1957.
Boxing
By 1928, Carrick had also established himself as Canada's foremost heavyweight boxer. The Toronto Star Weekly of June 2, 1928 profiled him under the headline "Canada's 'White Hope' for Olympic Boxing," describing him as "Don Carrick, Olympic Heavyweight Candidate, Canada's Best Bet — NEVER BEEN BEATEN." The article, written by Lou E. Baron, noted that trainer Frank Carroll compared Carrick favourably with the best heavyweights ever produced in Canada. Carrick weighed 195 pounds and, according to the article, possessed a terrific punch in each hand. He had won the Canadian heavyweight championship without ever suffering a defeat and was being considered as a Canadian entry for the 1928 Olympics. The article also referred to him as a "Reformed Golf Champion," noting that he had previously won the Canadian golf championship before turning his competitive focus to boxing. [2]
He had two children:
- George Manton Carrick
- Ellen Green, who later remarried to a Mr. Duga in 2013.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Carrick
[2] The Star Weekly (Toronto), June 2, 1928, Page 7 ("Canada's White Hope for Olympic Boxing — Don Carrick, Olympic Heavyweight Candidate, Canada's Best Bet, Never Been Beaten"). By Lou E. Baron.