Harvey Snyder

Harvey R. Snyder (October 17, 1880 – November 26, 1937) was an American football player and coach.

Harvey Snyder
Biographical details
Born(1880-10-17)October 17, 1880
Mapleton, Ohio
DiedNovember 26, 1937(1937-11-26) (aged 57)
Lakewood, Ohio
Alma materHarvard Law School (1908)
Playing career
Football
1905Harvard
Basketball
1904–1905Harvard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1906–1910Oberlin
1911–1913Western Reserve
Head coaching record
Overall33–22–11
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 OAC (1909–1910)

Snyder grew up in Stark County, Ohio, and attended Mount Union College as a preparatory school, before enrolling as a sophomore at Harvard University in 1902. He played both football and basketball at Harvard. During the 1904–05 basketball season, he led the team in scoring.[1] He graduated with his bachelor's degree in 1905. Snyder then attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1908.[2]

While in law school, Snyder returned to Ohio to coach Oberlin college football in 1906 and remained there for five seasons. In 1911, he moved on to the Western Reserve football team in nearby Cleveland, coaching for three seasons.[3]

Snyder left football in 1913 to focus on his law firm in Downtown Cleveland

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Oberlin Yeomen (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1906–1910)
1906 Oberlin 1–3–31–1–3T–2nd
1907 Oberlin 6–23–13rd
1908 Oberlin 3–42–25th
1909 Oberlin 5–1–14–0–11st
1910 Oberlin 5–1–23–0–11st
Oberlin: 20–11–613–4–5
Western Reserve (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1911–1913)
1911 Western Reserve 4–3–41–3–27th
1912 Western Reserve 5–44–13rd
1913 Western Reserve 4–4–13–2–16th
Western Reserve: 13–11–58–6–3
Total:33–22–11
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. https://www.gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/history/program_records
  2. Avery, Elroy Mckendree (1918). "Biography".
  3. https://case.edu/its/archives/Coaches/snyder_harvey.htm
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