Conley Snidow
Conley Trigg Snidow Jr. (April 26, 1916 – October 6, 2007) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Emory and Henry College from 1948 to 1952 and at Wofford College from 1953 to 1966, compiling a career college football coaching record of 117–71–5. Snidow was the head basketball coach at Emory and Henry from 1948 to 1953, tallying a mark of 70–51. He served as the athletic director at Wofford from 1953 to 1971. Snidow played college football at Roanoke College from 1935 to 1937.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1916 Princeton, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 2007 (aged 91) Midlothian, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1937 | Roanoke |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| ?–1947? | Tazewell HS (VA) |
| 1948–1952 | Emory and Henry |
| 1953–1966 | Wofford |
| Basketball | |
| 1948–1953 | Emory and Henry |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1953–1971 | Wofford |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 117–71–5 (college football) 70–51 (college basketball) |
| Bowls | 2–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 Smoky Mountain (1949–1952) 7 South Carolina Little Three (1954, 1956–1957, 1961–1964) | |
Snidow was born on April 26, 1916, in Princeton, West Virginia.[2] He died on October 6, 2007, in Midlothian, Virginia.[3]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory and Henry Wasps (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1948–1953) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Emory and Henry | 2–8 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Emory and Henry | 11–1 | 4–0 | 1st | W Burley, L Tangerine | ||||
| 1950 | Emory and Henry | 10–2 | 4–0 | 1st | W Burley, L Tangerine | ||||
| 1951 | Emory and Henry | 9–0–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1952 | Emory and Henry | 8–2 | 1–0 | 1st | L Burley | ||||
| Emory and Henry: | 40–13–1 | 12–1 | |||||||
| Wofford Terriers (South Carolina Little Three) (1953–1964) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Wofford | 6–4–1 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1954 | Wofford | 8–2 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1955 | Wofford | 7–4 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Wofford | 7–3 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1957 | Wofford | 8–2 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Wofford | 3–7 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Wofford | 5–5 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1960 | Wofford | 5–5 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Wofford | 5–4–2 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1962 | Wofford | 2–8 | 1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1963 | Wofford | 4–6 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Wofford | 6–3 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| Wofford Terriers (NAIA independent) (1965–1966) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Wofford | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1966 | Wofford | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| Wofford: | 77–58–4 | 15–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 117–71–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Conley Snidow, Ex-Princeton High School Athlete, Dependable On Roanoke Grid Band—Also Winner Of Other Honors At Salem Institution". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Bluefield, West Virginia. November 7, 1947. p. 24. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Conley Snidow Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- "Former Wofford football coach dies". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina: GateHouse Media. October 7, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
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