Hobson Snead
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1899 |
| Died | August 16, 1965 (aged 66) Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1922 | Richmond |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1920 | Richmond |
| Baseball | |
| 1920–1923 | Richmond |
| Position(s) | Fullback (football) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1924 | Bluefield |
| 1927–1930 | C. H. Friend School HS (VA) |
| 1931– | John Marshall HS (VA) |
Ernest Hobson "Hobbie" Snead (c. 1899 – August 16, 1965) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Bluefield College in Bluefield, Virginia from 1923 to 1924.[2][3][4] Snead played college football at the University of Richmond, where he was a starting fullback in 1919.[5] At Richmond, he also lettered in basketball and baseball and was captain of the baseball team in 1923. In 1931, Snead was hired as coach at John Marshall High School in Richmond, Virginia after coaching at C. H. Friend School High School in South Boston, Virginia for four years.[6]
A native of Fork Union, Virginia, Snead later worked as an inspector for the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.[7] He died at the age of 66, on August 16, 1965, at hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal, Volume 17". Sigma Phi Epsilon. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ↑ Goode, Clifford (December 23, 1924). "Bluefield College Arranging Big Football Schedule For 1925". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Bluefield, West Virginia. p. 11. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ↑ "Coach Bluefield College Resigns". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Bluefield, West Virginia. January 24, 1925. p. 9. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Emsweller Will Coach Deacons". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Bluefield, West Virginia. February 5, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal, Volume 18". Sigma Phi Epsilon. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Snead Is Appointed Coach of Justices; to Succeed Miller". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. July 25, 1931. p. 12. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Hurt in Auto Wreck". The Bee. Danville, Virginia. June 26, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Ernest Snead Dies; Services This Afternoon". The Danville Register. Danville, Virginia. August 18, 1965. p. 5. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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