Dennis Zuill, SBitC coach and WF lead spoke about his experience knowing Harry: “Oh What A Man , Mr. Inspiration as we called him in the Cancer Support Group. This Group really brings joy to my heart. Having lost my grandfather to Prostate Cancer, I have a real soft spot for these gentlemen and their families.”
“But not Harry, he just loved his football. It was his happy place where he found his most therapeutic pleasure. From the first day I met him, I was in awe with his football IQ and intelligence on the pitch. I was honestly scared to be on the pitch with him, so I made sure I joined his team. You get anxiety thinking will the ball hit him too hard, but with Harry’s awareness and intelligence, you’d soon figure out what an honour it was to share a pitch with such a student of the game. From needle-through- a-thread passes, to body swerves, timely tackles and his favourite step over dummies, you were in the presence of greatness.
He has been described as ‘the heart and soul’ of the Cancer Support WF group. Everyone thought a lot of Harry and looked up to him and his story as an inspiration.
Ron Bannister, WF participant and SBitC volunteer spoke about their relationship: “I first met Harry when he was only 88 years old. There was something special about him. As the weeks went by, I thought how can this man still be playing football at his age? But you could tell Harry had played this game before. He still had some great touches and was always in the right position.”
