Charlie Snyder (American football)
American football player and coach (1922–2007)
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Charles Colbert Snyder (September 14, 1922 – February 5, 2007) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Marshall University from 1959 to 1967, compiling a record of 28–58–3. A native of Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Snyder played college football in the late 1940s as a tackle under Cam Henderson. From 1948 to 1956 he was the head football coach at his alma mater, Catlettsburg High School, leading his teams to a record of 55–21–4 in nine seasons. Snyder also worked as an assistant football coach at the University of Kentucky and the University of Toledo. He died at the age of 84, on February 5, 2007, in Bellevue, Ohio.[1]
BornSeptember 14, 1922
Kenova, West Virginia, U.S.
Kenova, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 5, 2007 (aged 84)
Bellevue, Ohio, U.S.
Bellevue, Ohio, U.S.
–1947Marshall
PositionTackle
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1922 Kenova, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 2007 (aged 84) Bellevue, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| –1947 | Marshall |
| Position | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1948–1956 | Catlettsburg HS (KY) |
| 1958 | Kentucky (offensive backs) |
| 1959–1967 | Marshall |
| 1970–1976 | Toledo (WR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28–58–3 (college) 55–21–4 (high school) |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Mid-American Conference) (1959–1967) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Marshall | 1–8 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1960 | Marshall | 2–7–1 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1961 | Marshall | 2–7–1 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1962 | Marshall | 4–6 | 0–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1963 | Marshall | 5–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1964 | Marshall | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Marshall | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1966 | Marshall | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1967 | Marshall | 0–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Marshall: | 28–58–3 | 13–36 | |||||||
| Total: | 28–58–3 | ||||||||
