Harry Xul-si-malt Manson – Photo courtesy of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame

Snuneymuxw soccer star Harry Manson will be honoured at the BC Sports Hall of Fame Banquet of Champions in Vancouver on June 9.

Manson, who died in 1912, paved the way for many other Indigenous soccer players during his lifetime and has already received several honours in recent years for that reason.

In October, a soccer tournament was held in his name in North Vancouver. And last June, Manson was inducted into the Legends category of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in Calgary.

He was also named a Pioneer in Canada’s Soccer Hall of Fame in 2014. Harry’s name in his language – Xul-si-malt – means ‘One who leaves his mark.’