Percy Snell
American football, basketball, and baseball coach
About Percy Snell
Lived 1887 – 1953 (aged 65–66). Percy Snell was an American american football coach, basketball coach and baseball manager.
Percy S. Snell (1887 – March 11, 1953) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Aurora University from 1926 to 1938. Snell was also the head basketball coach at Aurora from 1926 to 1932, where he compiled a record of 19–53, and later for one year at Quincy University where his teams went 13–9 during the 1946–47 season. 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.
Snell died on March 11, 1953, at his home in Aurora, Illinois. The baseball field that Aurora University played their home games at for nearly 50 years was named in his honor.
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Who was Percy Snell?
American football, basketball, and baseball coach (1887–1953)
When was Percy Snell born?
Percy Snell was born in 1887.
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Percy Snell died on 11 March 1953 in Aurora.
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Percy Snell was an american football coach, basketball coach and baseball manager.
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Percy Snell was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Percy Snell. https://biography.guide/percy-snell/
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