Harvey Snyder
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 17, 1880 Harvard (1905) Harvard Law School (1908) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1905 | Harvard |
| Basketball | |
| 1904–1905 | Harvard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1906–1910 | Oberlin |
| 1911–1913 | Western Reserve |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–22–11 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 OAC (1909–1910) | |
Harvey R. Snyder (October 17, 1880 – November 26, 1937) was an American college football player and coach.
Snyder grew up in
Coaching career
While in law school, Snyder returned to Ohio to coach Oberlin college football in 1906 and remained there for five seasons. Most notably, Snyder lead Oberlin to two Ohio Athletic Conference championships in 1909 and 1910.[3] The Oberlin championship teams were led by star players T. Nelson Metcalf and Glen Gray.
In 1911, he moved on to the Western Reserve football team in nearby Cleveland, coaching for three seasons.[4]
Later years
Snyder left football in 1913 to focus on his law firm in Downtown Cleveland. Snyder was heavily involved in Freemasonry, where he was a found member of Lakewood, Ohio's Clifton Lodge #664.[5] Snyder served as the Master in 1927.[6] Sydney was heavily involved with the Knights of Pythias, achieving the position of Grand Chancellor of Ohio in 1934.[7]
Sydney died on November 26, 1937, in Lakewood, Ohio.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberlin Yeomen (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1906–1910) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Oberlin | 1–3–3 | 1–1–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1907 | Oberlin | 6–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1908 | Oberlin | 3–4 | 2–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1909 | Oberlin | 5–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1910 | Oberlin | 5–1–2 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| Oberlin: | 20–11–6 | 13–4–5 | |||||||
| Western Reserve (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1911–1913) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Western Reserve | 4–3–4 | 1–3–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1912 | Western Reserve | 5–4 | 4–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1913 | Western Reserve | 4–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 6th | |||||
| Western Reserve: | 13–11–5 | 8–6–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–22–11 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Program Records: Harvard Athletics - GoCrimson.com". www.gocrimson.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06.
- ^ Avery, Elroy Mckendree (1918). "Biography".
- ^ "1910 College Football Top 25".
- ^ "Harvey Snyder".
- ^ "Clifton-Gaston Allen Lodge #664 F. & A. M. - Lakewood, Ohio".
- ^ "The Lakewood Historical Society - Freemasons".
- ^ "Pythian Memorial Service Tomorrow". Plain Dealer. February 17, 1934. p. 13. Retrieved December 29, 2020.