Career
He amassed 20 winning seasons and led his teams to 7 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament appearances (1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, and 1974) and one National Invitation Tournament appearance (1969). Snyder"s teams compiled a 355-255 record, good for a.581 winning percentage. He was also an Ohio graduate (Class of 1941), and was a football and basketball star as an undergraduate in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
One of his most memorable wins came against the University of Kentucky in the 1964 National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, advancing the Ohio Bobcats to the Elite 8.
One interesting aspect of this game was that Ohio had an integrated team while Kentucky had one of its last all white teams.