George Woolf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Woolf

Canadian jockey

Date of Birth: 31-May-1910

Place of Birth: Alberta, Canada

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1946

Profession: jockey

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

George Monroe Woolf (May 31, 1910 – January 4, 1946), nicknamed "The Iceman", was a Canadian-born thoroughbred race horse jockey.
An annual jockey's award given by the United States Jockeys' Guild is named in his honor.
He became known for riding the people's champion Seabiscuit to victories in 1938. After his early death resulting from a racing accident, Woolf was inducted into newly founded honorary institutions: the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.