To be clear, golf is not a big part of Snyder's retirement, as he's quick to acknowledge: "I can't play a lick. Retired now for a second time, Snyder spent two different head coaching stints and 27 seasons at Kansas State, which transformed from a football wasteland to a football heartland thanks to Snyder's old-school, regimented and disciplined approach.
He first rode off into the sunset in but returned in at the age of 69 after his successor, Ron Prince, was fired. In his second stretch, Snyder returned Kansas State to national relevance with a second Big 12 championship on his watch in and steered the Wildcats to a No. But even for Snyder -- only the fourth active coach to be enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame -- it didn't end the way he wanted it to, although he's quick to note that rarely does it end ideally for anybody in his profession.
One day, I'd feel one way. Then the next day, I'd feel another way. It was back and forth. When you get to that point [in age], you question can you do justice to either side of the equation.
Snyder stops short of saying he was told that it was time for him to retire, but he was well aware there was that sentiment within the Kansas State administration and fan base after the Wildcats finished a year ago and missed out on a bowl game after eight straight postseason appearances.
I can appreciate that. But rarely does it end for any of us [coaches] the way we'd prefer it to. But it did end that sort of way, and despite it all, Snyder said there's not a more loyal Kansas State supporter on the planet.
He still has his suite at the stadium that bears his name Bill Snyder Family Stadium , plans to attend the home games and will continue to make his home in Manhattan. His family, too, is still so intertwined with the university. One of the things Snyder wanted to see was his son, Sean, take over for him as head coach. But Snyder insists that his desire to see Sean succeed him was not just because he is his son. Sean, the oldest of Snyder's five children, remains on Kansas State's staff as senior special-teams analyst.
He kind of ran the program. Snyder's life is admittedly a bit different these days in retirement. For one, he's eating healthier and regularly again after withering away to pounds last season.
Snyder was notorious for eating just one meal a day when he was coaching, and even then, it might consist of a late-night stop at Taco Bell. It got to the point where the K-State nutritionist would deliver protein shakes to Snyder for him to drink in his office. Sean joked: "I've always said that Dad's hobby was football and his life was football, and he wasn't going to do anything to take away from preparing his team, certainly not take time for lunch.
He kept his cancer diagnosis private for as long as he could, not wanting it to be a distraction to the team, and set up his treatment schedule so he could drive to the University of Kansas Cancer Center in Kansas City.
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