Kansas State Wildcats legendary head football coach Bill Snyder has been receiving medical treatment for an undisclosed illness during the 2017 offseason.
Few, if any, question the indelible mark that head coach Bill Snyder has made on one particular Big 12 football program. Snyder came to Manhattan, Kansas in 1989 to turnaround an atrocious Kansas State Wildcats football program. 27 years later, he is a College Football Hall of Famer and one of the greatest coaches in the history of the sport. However, health issues are starting to catch up to the 77-year-old football coach.
According to the Wichita Eagle, Snyder has received treatments at a Kansas City hospital for an undisclosed health issues. The severity of the illness has not been specified, but Snyder anticipates being able to coach the Wildcats in spring practice this season.
Age has never been an issue for the tireless head coach. He even tried to retire from coaching back in 2005. After a dismal three-year stint of the Ron Prince era in Manhattan, Snyder came back and coached his favorite football team in a stadium that bares his name.
Snyder began his second stint as the Kansas State head coach in 2009. He has a career record of 202-105-1 as a head coach. He has won two Big 12 Conference Championships at Kansas State (2003, 2012). He is an institution in his own right. When he does hang up the head set, he has a clause in his contract to join the athletic department at Kansas State University.
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It is in the best nature for Kansas State University, its football team, and Snyder’s family to keep the severity of his illness in the dark. He’s change a football culture and a state of mind in Kansas with his loyalty and commitment to excellence. Get well soon, Coach!