Harry Manson (soccer)

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Xul-si-malt, who was given the

Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.[2] He was also inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.[3][4] He broke many racial barriers as one of the first Aboriginal soccer players in the late 1800s and early 1900s.[5] Manson was known for his many abilities and skills in soccer. In fact, he was the only player, of Aboriginal or European descent, to play on all three Nanaimo premier soccer teams.[6]

A member of the

Nanaimo city championship in 1904. In 1907, with four Snuneymuxw players including Manson, the Nanaimo team won the provincial championship.[8] Local press recognized Manson as one of the best players that Nanaimo has ever produced.[9]

Manson was also a very good baseball player, playing for the Nanaimo Reliance Baseball Club in 1906. He married Lucy Sampson, with whom he had one child.[9] 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] In Indigenous cultures, when one passes on their spirit name becomes a guide to who they are and how they should be in the world.[10] For Harry Manson, his name Xulsimalt means "One Who Leaves His Mark".[11]

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.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "2014 Inductees". Soccer Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  2. ^ a b "DTES resident gets aboriginal B.C. sports pioneer Harry Manson into national Soccer Hall of Fame". The Georgia Straight. November 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame | Stories". www.sportshall.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  4. ^ "Canadian History and Society Through the Lens of Sport". February 2017.
  5. ^ a b "First Nation Soccer Star in Hall of Fame 100 Years After Death - Indian Country Media Network". Archived from the original on 2017-03-23.
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  7. ^ "Soccer Hall of Fame hails B.C. aboriginal star as 'pioneer'". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  8. ^ "Aboriginal star hailed as 'pioneer' by Soccer Hall of Fame". CBC News. November 7, 2014.
  9. ^ a b "First Nation Trail Blazer Inducted into Soccer Hall of Fame". 11 November 2014.
  10. ^ "150 Stories - Edit item". Archived from the original on 2016-03-30.
  11. ^ "150 Stories - Our Canada". www.crrf-fcrr.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  12. ^ "Aboriginal soccer hero honoured in new memorial tournament | CBC News".

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