• During her four years playing basketball for the U of A (1926-30), the team retained continuous possession of the Race Cup, emblematic of supremacy in women's inter-varsity competition.
• Twice received the Bakewell Trophy at that time presented to the woman earning the highest number of points in intercollegiate competition for her outstanding performances in basketball and athletics.
• Played on the Edmonton Grads basketball team from 1927 to 1936, appearing in 161 games and scoring 1679 points for a 10.4 points per game average.
• Participated, as a member of the Edmonton Grads, in women's basketball as a demonstration sport in the 1928, 1932, and 1936 Summer Olympic Games, where the Grads won all their games.
• Inducted, as a member of the Edmonton Grads, into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1974 and into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.

Gladys Fry is a native of Kitscoty, Alberta. Upon graduation from Strathcona High School in Edmonton, she enrolled at the University of Alberta in Household Economics.

During her four years at the University, from 1926 to 1930, Gladys successfully combined her studies with her enthusiasm for sports. As a member of the basketball and track teams, she twice won the Bakewell Trophy as the woman earning the highest number of points in intercollegiate competition. During the four years that Gladys played for the basketball team, the University of Alberta retained continuous possession of the Race Cup emblematic of basketball supremacy in women's intervarsity competition.

Although an outstanding track athlete, perhaps her greatest achievements were earned on the basketball floor. Aside from her outstanding performances for the University of Alberta women's team, she was a member of the famed world champion Edmonton Grads basketball team from 1927 to 1936 which was coached by the legendary Percy Page. Her accomplishments as a basketball player included playing in demonstration games at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. These competitions were a significant factor in women's basketball being added to the Olympic program following World War II. In her nine years with the Edmonton Grads, Gladys appeared in 161 games and scored 1679 points for a highly respectable 10.4 points per game average.

In 1983 she was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame and as a member of the Edmonton Grads she was inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame in 1971 and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.