Bruce Snyder, the head football coach at Arizona State University for nine seasons (1992-2000), passed away on Monday after being diagnosed with cancer last June. Snyder, who was 69 at the time of his passing, is survived by wife, three daughters, a son-in-law, two grandchildren, four sisters, two brothers and his beloved dog, Ella. Service arrangements will be private.
A collegiate head coach for 20 years, Snyder (born March 14, 1940) was recently enshrined into the ASU Athletic Hall of Distinction, joining one of his outstanding players, Pat Tillman, in the Class of 2008. Snyder found success at stops with Utah State (1976-82) and fellow Pac-10 program California (1987-91) before landing in Tempe and guiding the Sun Devils to a 58-47-0 (.563) record during his tenure in the Valley of the Sun. A two-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1996 with ASU and 1990 with Cal), Snyder ended his coaching career following the 2000 season with an all-time record of 126-106-5 (.542) in 20 seasons.
The highlight of his time in Tempe came in 1996 as he guided the Sun Devils to an unblemished regular season record (11-0), including a stunning 19-0 home upset of two-time defending national champion and top-ranked Nebraska. He also did something for the first time in program history that season as the Maroon and Gold defeated Washington, USC, UCLA and rival Arizona in the same season (he later did it again in 1999, the only two times it has happened). Following the season, the Sun Devils played in their second Rose Bowl, falling to Ohio State (20-17) on a last-minute touchdown and concluded the campaign ranked No. 4 in the national polls.
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