Herbert Snow (American football)
American football coach (1904–1975)
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Herbert H. Snow (c. 1904 – 1975) was an American college and high school football coach. He was the head football coach for the University of New Hampshire in 1944.
Connecticut, U.S.
Snow in 1934 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1904 Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | c. 1975 (aged 70–71) |
| Education | Springfield College (1926) |
| Playing career | |
| 1922–1925 | Springfield |
| c. 1920s | New Britain Nutmegs |
| Positions | Quarterback, fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1926 | Lynbrook HS (NY) |
| 1927–1930 | Adelphi Academy (NY) (backfield) |
| 1931–1943 | Wellesley HS (MA) (assistant) |
| 1944 | New Hampshire |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1931–1944 | Wellesley HS (MA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–3 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 New England (1944) | |
Playing career
From 1922 to 1925, Snow was a member of the Springfield football team as a quarterback and a fullback.[1] Following his graduation in 1926, he played for the New Britain Nutmegs, a semi-professional team in the New England League.[1]
Coaching career
In 1926, Snow spent a year as the head football coach for Lynbrook High School in Lynbrook, New York.[1] From 1927 to 1929, he was the backfield coach for Adelphi Academy.[2]
In 1931, Snow was hired as the athletic director and assistant football coach for Wellesley High School.[1]
In 1944, after 14 years with Wellesley, Snow was hired as the head football coach for the University of New Hampshire.[3] Snow was hired to coach the "informal" 1944 season, which only featured approximately 35 players at the time of his hiring.[3]
Personal life
Snow died in 1975.[citation needed]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Wildcats (New England Conference) (1944) | |||||||||
| 1944 | New Hampshire | 1–3 | 1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| New Hampshire: | 1–3 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||