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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1887 |
| Died | March 11, 1953 Aurora, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1938 | Aurora |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1932 | Aurora |
| 1946–1947 | Quincy |
| Baseball | |
| 1926–1937 | Aurora |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–45–11 (football) 32–62 (basketball) 25–43 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Tri-State (1934) | |
Percy S. Snell (1887 – March 11, 1953) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Aurora University from 1926 to 1938.[1] Snell was also the head basketball coach at Aurora from 1926 to 1932, where he compiled a record of 19–53,[2] and later for one year at Quincy University where his teams went 13–9 during the 1946–47 season.[3] In addition, Snell was the head baseball coach at Aurora from 1926 to 1932, posting a record of 25–43 as that program's first ever coach.[4]
Snell died on March 11, 1953, at his home in Aurora, Illinois.[5] The baseball field that Aurora University played their home games at for nearly 50 years was named in his honor.[6]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Spartans (Independent) (1926–1933) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Aurora | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| 1927 | Aurora | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1928 | Aurora | 1–5–1 | |||||||
| 1929 | Aurora | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1930 | Aurora | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1931 | Aurora | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1932 | Aurora | 1–4–1 | |||||||
| 1933 | Aurora | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| Aurora Spartans (Tri-State Intercollegiate Conference) (1934–1938) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Aurora | 5–2–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1935 | Aurora | 3–2–2 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1936 | Aurora | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1937 | Aurora | 2–6 | 1–3 | ||||||
| 1938 | Aurora | 0–6 | 0–4 | ||||||
| Aurora: | 36–45–11 | 10–10–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–45–11 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Year-by-Year Coach and Captains". Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Aurora Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). 2004. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball History". quhawks.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Aurora Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). 2004. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Former Coach Dies". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. March 13, 1953. p. 3, part 3. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "AU Historical Timeline". aurora.edu. Retrieved January 6, 2018.