Career
A centre half forward, Snell made his debut in Dick Reynolds"s 300th game. He suffered a serious head injury during a pre-season game before the 1951 season. Although doctors feared that he would never play football again, Snell returned to play the last eight games of the 1951 VFL season, including Essendon"s loss to Geelong in the 1951 VFL Grand Final.
He played a further eight games in 1952 before retiring from the VFL and going to coach the Stawell Football Club in 1953.
