Percy Snell

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Percy Snell
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1938 Aurora
Basketball
1926–1932 Aurora
1946–1947 Quincy
Baseball
1926–1937 Aurora
Head coaching record
Overall36–45–11 (football)
32–62 (basketball)
25–43 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 Tri-State (1934)

Percy Snell was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Aurora University from 1926 to 1938. [1]

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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]

The baseball field that Aurora University played their home games at for nearly 50 years was named in his honor. [5]

Head coaching record

Football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Aurora Spartans (Independent)(1926–1933)
1926 Aurora3–1–1
1927 Aurora2–4–1
1928 Aurora1–5–1
1929 Aurora4–3–1
1930 Aurora2–6
1931 Aurora4–2–1
1932 Aurora1–4–1
1933 Aurora5–1–1
Aurora Spartans (Tri-State Intercollegiate Conference)(1934–1938)
1934 Aurora5–2–23–1T–1st
1935 Aurora3–2–23–1–1T–2nd
1936 Aurora4–33–1
1937 Aurora2–61–3
1938 Aurora0–60–4
Aurora:36–45–1110–10–1
Total:36–45–11
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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