The article I read was called "Father Football" and was written by Michael Weinreb. This article was about the Kansas State University Football head coach, Bill Snyder, who is miraculously still coaching at the ripe old age of 73. I learned that Bill Snyder came into the Kansas State program in the mid-1980's and then left in 2005. He then came back in 2009. From the end of World War II to when Snyder came to the program the Kansas State Football team was so bad that the football team would go door to door selling tickets because no one would go to the games. Then when Bill Snyder left the team in 2005, the team did not do well for the four years that he was gone. I found this interesting because when Bill Snyder was with the Kansas State Wildcats, they succeeded and when he was gone the were horrible. This means that nothing can compare to the coaching and the father figure that Bill Snyder is. Kansas State is so far in the Midwest that the students and players are so far from home that he is the football players second father. This is very interesting to me. So if Bill Snyder decides to retire again do not expect the Kansas State Wildcats to be very successful.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8570686/kansas-state-head-coach-bill-snyder-heisman-trophy-candidate-collin-klein-led-their-team-8-0-season
I have never heard of this coach until now, but find this to be a really interesting article. I find it awesome that this man is still coaching at the age of 73. I think it is really cool still this especially because more and more people are retiring early now days. I give this man a lot of respect and wish him the best of luck.
ReplyDeleteI also had not heard much about this coach until now. He seems like a rare talent coach that actually makes his players better. I like how you made the comparison to a father figure. I think in sports there is such a huge demand to win, and he is able to not only win, but to help change people's lives.
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