CARL MADGETT

CARL MADGETT Poliomyelitis ended the brilliant lacrosse playing career of Carl Madgett in 1949, just two short years after he was named the Pete Anthony Memorial Medal Winner as the Brampton senior Excelsiors most valuable player. He was the first recipient of the award, an award he still cherishes. Carl was a member of Brampton Excelsior OLA juvenile and junior league champions in 1945 and 1946 respectively. He also helped Brampton win the OLA senior league title in 1948. The crippling paralysis didn’t, however, deter Madgett as he continued to serve lacrosse as a coach, and then as an executive member both provincially and nationally. Carl served as President of the Ontario Lacrosse Association in 196061 and as President of the Canadian Lacrosse Association in 196667. Madgett also served on the National Advisory Council of Fitness and Amateur Sport from 19681971. In 1966, Carl received an Ontario Achievement Award for his contribution to fitness and amateur sport. Carl became a life member of the Canadian Lacrosse Association in 1967. As a coach he guided Brampton Excelsiors to their first Canadian Minto Cup junior championship in 1952. Carl was inducted into the Builders’ section of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1976. Inducted November 28, 1984