Larry Snyder (athlete)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1896-08-09)August 9, 1896 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | September 25, 1982(1982-09-25) (aged 86) |
Alma mater | Ohio State University |
Playing career | |
1922–1924 | Ohio State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1932–1942 | Ohio State |
1946–1965 | Ohio State |
1952 | U.S. Olympic Team (assistant) |
1960 | U.S. Olympic Team |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Lawrence Snyder (August 9, 1896 – September 25, 1982) was an American track and field athlete, coach, and military veteran. He served as the track and field coach at Ohio State University from 1932 to 1965.[1]
Larry Snyder was portrayed by Jason Sudeikis in the 2016 biopic, Race, about Olympic athlete Jesse Owens.[2]
Early life
A graduate of Canton High School (OH), Snyder served as a pilot instructor during World War I, later doing some stunt flying in the early 1920s. He enrolled at Ohio State University shortly thereafter and earned three letters as a high hurdler from 1922–24.[3]
Military career
Snyder was an instructor pilot in World War I and also served in the U.S. Navy in World War II.[4]
Coaching career
Snyder was due to participate in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris as a runner, but was injured in an airplane crash a few weeks before he was due to leave for the game. This ended his hope of an athletic career, leaving him only the option of being a coach and training others.
The most heralded athlete coached by Larry Snyder was Jesse Owens, and Coach Snyder helped improve Jesse's techniques and performance.[5]
He gets more out of you than you ever dreamed you had. ... At the Olympic Games, he had me so fired up I couldn't miss.
— Olympic legend Jesse Owens on Snyder, Stark's Famous: Larry Snyder
Other successful athletes coached by Snyder were Dave Albritton, Glenn Davis and "Marvelous Mal" Whitfield.[4] All told, Snyder's OSU athletes set 14 world records, won 52 All-Americans certificates and eight Olympic gold medals.[1] Snyder was inducted into Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1977.
Olympic coaching career
Snyder was the U.S. track and field assistant coach in 1952 (Helsinki) and the head coach in 1960 (Rome).[1] Under his coaching, the 1952 USA team won 40 medals in Helsinki[6] and the 1960 team won 32 medals in Rome.[7]
External links
- "Larry Snyder, USTFCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame Special Inductee ::: USTFCCCA". Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/ohio-state-university-archives/4295430409/in/photolist-7xzcNZ-7xD2dY-7xD2du-7xD2kC
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/ohio-state-university-archives/4296175244/in/photolist-7xzcNZ-7xD2dY-7xD2du-7xD2kC
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/ohio-state-university-archives/4296175630/in/photolist-7xzcNZ-7xD2dY-7xD2du-7xD2kC
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/ohio-state-university-archives/4296175216/in/photolist-7xzcNZ-7xD2dY-7xD2du-7xD2kC
- https://kb.osu.edu/items/507bea3f-b775-59cf-abf4-777e2ccfe709
- https://kb.osu.edu/items/6790d03b-ffd8-582d-a4c3-2be4914f0e93
- RACE: HISTORY VS. HOLLYWOOD
- https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2016/03/15/stark-s-famous-larry-snyder/32392364007/
References
- ^ a b c "Hall of Fame". USATF. 1982-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "Race Chronicles Jesse Owens's Rise to Olympic Glory". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "Larry Snyder, USTFCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame Special Inductee ::: USTFCCCA". Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ a b "Larry Snyder, USTFCCCA Special Inductee ::: U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association". Ustfccca. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "Jesse Owens | The Ohio State University". Library.osu.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "Track & Field results for the 1952 Summer Olympics". Databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "Track & Field results for the 1960 Summer Olympics". Databasesports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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