Harry Gauss

Harry Gauss
Personal information
Full name Harry Paul Gauss
Date of birth (1952-09-29)September 29, 1952
Place of birth Stuttgart, West Germany
Date of death 31 October 2009(2009-10-31) (aged 57)
Place of death London, Ontario, Canada
Playing position Manager
Teams managed
Years Team
1973–2007 London City (Chairman)
1973–1997 London City (Technical Director)

Harry Paul Gauss (29 September 1952 in Stuttgart, West Germany – 31 October 2009 in London, Ontario) was a German-Canadian football Coach / General Manager.

Early life

The Gauss family, with father Markus and mother Magdalene migrated with Harry and brother Reinhart from Stuttgart, Germany to Canada in 1958.[1] Gauss was raised in Ontario following a short stay in Montreal and Winnipeg. His sister Linda was born in Canada.[2]

Coaching career

He was the founder of London City Soccer Club, which was established alongside his Father on Valentine's Day in 1973.[3] In 2007, he stepped a side from his active managing career to concentrate on his health and turned the club over to his son Ryan.[4]

Personal life

Gauss was married to his wife Kathleen for over 30 years. The couple had three sons; Paul, Sean and Ryan.[5]

Death

On 31 October 2009 Gauss lost a three-year battle with brain cancer after being diagnosed with the disease, and undergoing a 12-hour operation, a week before Christmas in 2006.[6] The Canadian Soccer League honoured him by establishing The Harry Paul Gauss Award for the person within the league who [7] in the season past demonstrated ‘exemplary support, commitment and allegiance’.[8]

References

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