Harry George Woolley (4 January 1942 – 23 May 2009) was a Canadian player, coach, referee, manager, scout and advocate for the game of lacrosse.

Woolley at 23 years of age played under the mentorship of Hockey Hall of Fame legend and Montreal Canadiens hockey player John Ferguson, Sr.[5] Woolley wanted to emulate Ferguson's style as an enforcer and gain notoriety for his cavalier treatment of the opposition.

John Ferguson, Sr. was coach for the Sorel Titans, one of six Quebec Lacrosse League (QLL) clubs that played in the 1960s.

Quebec coach Rene Cournoyer intervened by tackling the man to the ground and was later credited with saving Woolley's life.

[6] Taking after his mentor John Ferguson, Sr., Woolley became known for his on floor antics as a scrapper and drew audiences to watch his anticipated fights.

Local media in the Vancouver area helped build momentum and interest for Coquitlam Adanacs games by publicizing many of his scraps.

Woolley continues to hold the Coquitlam Adanacs' single season team record for most penalty minutes with 174.

Sports columnist Glyn Lewis of The Columbian newspaper in New Westminster, BC published an article saying: "Pushing deadline the other day, The Woolley Jumper attracted some mild attention by standing in the line of my typewriter’s return carriage.

Woolley worked alongside play-by-play announcer Ernie Blanchard to provide knowledgeable lacrosse analysis.

Despite challenges the game had faced, Woolley never gave up believing that lacrosse would one day establish a larger following.

While holding the General Manager and Governor position, Woolley helped raise $1,500 for the Simon Baker Bursary Fund.

Woolley helped launch a tribute section for North Shore Indian lacrosse player Justin Baker in the first edition of the WCSLA website.

[13] The stick was acquired in an eBay auction after a documentary dedicated to aboriginal Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee Ross Powless finished filming.

Before his death in April 2009, Woolley helped the Burnaby Lakers Jr. A team with their draft selections but did not hold an official title.

He donned a black jersey for the 1980 Nation's World Cup Championships held in North Vancouver, BC.

His final blow of the whistle came in 1997 when he refereed the gold medal Masters game in Vernon, British Columbia.

He envisioned a league composed of players that didn't want to play in the Western Lacrosse Association (Senior A) or that just lacked experience.

To make this happen Harry single-handedly spent months pounding on doors of local businesses to raise $5,000 and acquired a number of sponsorships.

What initiated the move were the 40 registered lacrosse players residing in North Delta, British Columbia that were playing for Surrey minor teams.

Woolley set up a successful recruitment drive to promote lacrosse to children residing in his own community.

The vision Woolley had in establishing the WCLL was to create a recreational league that any lacrosse enthusiast could join.

In 1966, when Woolley was 24 years old, he fought all the way to earn a spot at the Canadian Golden Gloves finals in Montreal, Quebec in the 165 lb.

In 2006, Woolley received the Dewalt Award from the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame for years of service.