Harry Manson (soccer)

Xul-si-malt, who was given the English name Harry Manson, (1879[1] – February 10, 1912) was a First Nations soccer player, the first to be inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.[2] He broke many racial barriers as one of the first Aboriginal soccer players in the late 1800's and early 1900's. [3]

A member of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, he was born in Vancouver Island.[1] He was recruited by the Nanaimo Thistles in 1898 to play in the provincial championship. In 1903, he was named to s Nanaimo all-star team. As he prepared to take the field, crowds would call him "savage" because of his athleticism.[4] He was also captain of an all-Snuneymuxw soccer team which won the Nanaimo city championship in 1904. In 1907, with four Snuneymuxw players including Manson, the Nanaimo team won the provincial championship.[5] Local press recognized Manson as one of the best players that Nanaimo has ever produced. [6]

Manson was also a very good baseball player, playing for the Nanaimo Reliance Basebaall Club in 1906. He married Lucy Sampson, whom he had one child with. [7]In 1912, while returning from a trip into town to get medicine for his sick infant son, he tried to hop aboard a coal train and was killed when he fell onto the tracks.[2]

The Harry Manson Legacy Tournament

The Harry Manson Legacy Tournament is a tournament that is open to Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal men and women to play in. The tournament was set up in 2015 and includes four teams from the First Nation communities in the Vancouver-area, as well as aboriginal students from surrounding urban areas. They hope to overcome racial barriers that are still present in Vancouver and surrounding areas. [8]


References

  1. 1 2 "2014 Inductees". Soccer Hall of Fame.
  2. 1 2 "DTES resident gets aboriginal B.C. sports pioneer Harry Manson into national Soccer Hall of Fame". The Georgia Straight. November 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/sports/first-nation-soccer-star-in-hall-of-fame-100-years-after-death/
  4. ↑ https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/sports/first-nation-soccer-star-in-hall-of-fame-100-years-after-death/
  5. ↑ "Aboriginal star hailed as 'pioneer' by Soccer Hall of Fame". CBC News. November 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/2014/11/first-nation-trail-blazer-inducted-into-soccer-hall-of-fame/
  7. ↑ http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/2014/11/first-nation-trail-blazer-inducted-into-soccer-hall-of-fame/
  8. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/memorial-tournament-honours-aboriginal-soccer-hero-1.3253578

Notes and References

[1] [2] http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/memorial-tournament-honours-aboriginal-soccer-hero-1.3253578

  1. ↑ https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/sports/first-nation-soccer-star-in-hall-of-fame-100-years-after-death/
  2. ↑ http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/2014/11/first-nation-trail-blazer-inducted-into-soccer-hall-of-fame/
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