Sean Snyder (born September 21, 1969) is an

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coach and the current Special Assistant to the Head Coach for the

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program.. He most recently served as the

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coordinator at the

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. He played college football at

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, where he was an All-American punter.

Early years

Snyder earned first-team all-area and second-team all-district honors as a punter and kicker at Greenville High School in

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. He also played baseball.

College career

After redshirting his first season at the

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in 1988, Snyder saw action in two games for the Hawkeyes as a redshirt freshman in 1989. He transferred to Kansas State, following his father, Bill. Due to NCAA rules, he was forced to sit out the 1990 season. In 1991, as a junior, he was named the 1991 Big Eight Defensive Newcomer of the Year by the conference coaches after finishing fourth in the league and 27th nationally with a 40.5 punting average. He also earned honorable mention All-Big Eight honors from the Associated Press and the coaches and out-punted six of his seven Big Eight counterparts in head-to-head matchups, including all three punters that finished ahead of him in the overall statistics. In 1992 as a senior, he was named first-team All-American by the AP and the AFCA and was named the First first-team All-American at Kansas State since

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in 1977, a span of 15 years. Snyder finished his senior season by rewriting the Kansas State punting record book and broke the Wildcat records for best punting average with 52.8 yards per punt. He was also a first team All-Big Eight selection by the Associated Press and the league's coaches. He had at least one punt of 52 yards or more in all but one game and has booted at least one 60-yarder in four of 11 games.Career notes
Snyder is the son of former

head football coach

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Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Snyder, Sean 1969 births Living people American football punters Iowa Hawkeyes football players Kansas State Wildcats football coaches Kansas State Wildcats football players USC Trojans football coaches All-American college football players People from Greenville, Texas Players of American football from Texas