Former All-American punter and long-time staff member Sean Snyder is in his second season as the Wildcats' Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator and Director of Football Operations.
The former Consensus All-American enters his 18th year as a member of the Kansas State staff and hissecond as a full-time assistant coach. Snyder will also continue his role as Director of Football Operations, a position he has held the past 16 years.
Last year, K-State was among the nation's best in kickoff returns as true freshman Tyler Lockett earned Walter Camp All-America honors after leading the nation with his 35.2-yard average. Punter Ryan Doerr was also a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, while place-kicker Anthony Cantele returns for his senior season in 2012 as a potential All-Big 12 and Lou Groza candidate.
Snyder received his start as a part-time assistant coach with the Wildcats in 1994 and served in that capacity until 1996, when he began focusing his efforts on the administrative side of the program as the Director of Football Operations.
In 1999, Snyder was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations. He was named Associate Athletics Director in 2001 and Senior Associate Athletics Director in 2010.
A member of Kansas State's inaugural Ring of Honor Class in 2002, Snyder was one of the program's most prolific punters during his playing days at K-State from 1991-92.
As a senior, Snyder earned first team All-America honors from The Associated Press, Kodak and Athlon's after averaging a school-record 44.7 yards per punt. In 1991 he was tapped as the Big Eight Defensive Newcomer of the Year after averaging 40.5 yards in his junior season.
A first team All-Big Eight selection in 1992 after earning honorable-mention honors in 1991, Snyder was also selected to play in the 1992 Blue-Gray Game.
K-State's Special Teams MVP in 1991 and 1992, Snyder held K-State's record for punting average in a career (43.0) before having it broken by James Garcia in 1998, while his 3,572 punting yardage in 1992 still remains a school record.
Following his collegiate career, Snyder signed a free agent contract with the Phoenix Cardinals in 1993 and the following year with the San Diego Chargers.
Sean earned his bachelor's degree from K-State in money and banking in 1994. Married to the former Wanda Boyett, the couple has three children, daughter Katherine, and sons Tate and Matthew, and one grandchild, D.J. Tate is a redshirt freshman linebacker for K-State.
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