Conley Snidow

Conley Snidow
Biographical details
Born(1916-04-26)April 26, 1916
Princeton, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 6, 2007(2007-10-06) (aged 91)
Midlothian, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1935–1937Roanoke
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
?–1947Tazewell HS (VA)
1948–1952Emory and Henry
1953–1966Wofford
Basketball
1948–1953Emory and Henry
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1953–1971Wofford
Head coaching record
Overall117–71–5 (college football)
70–51 (college basketball)
Bowls2–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
4 Smoky Mountain (1949–1952)
3 Virginia Little Six (1949–1951)
7 South Carolina Little Three (1954, 1956–1957, 1961–1964)

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]

Snidow was born on April 26, 1916, in Princeton, West Virginia.[2] He died on October 6, 2007, in Midlothian, Virginia.[3]

  1. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Conley Snidow Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Former Wofford football coach dies". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina: GateHouse Media. October 7, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2017.