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Ursinus CollegeDigital Commons @ Ursinus CollegeEleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondence andOther Documents The Eleanor Frost Snell Collection1977Sports Information Fact Sheet About Eleanor Snell,Circa 1977Michael CashUrsinus CollegeFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/snell_docsPart of the Health and Physical Education Commons, Higher Education Commons, and theSports Studies CommonsClick here to let us know how access to this document benefits you.This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the The Eleanor Frost Snell Collection at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in Eleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondence and Other Documents by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @Ursinus College. For more information, please contact aprock@ursinus.edu.Recommended CitationCash, Michael, "Sports Information Fact Sheet About Eleanor Snell, Circa 1977" (1977). Eleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondenceand Other Documents. 18.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/snell_docs/18Ursinus College Sports Collegeville. Pennsylvania 19426 • (215)489 4111 Contact: Michael Cash. SID Eleanor S n e l l compiled outstanding achievements at Ursinus as a coach of four women's sports - f i e l d hockey, s o f t b a l l , b a s k e t b a l l , and t e n n i s . I n her 40 year career of coaching, she never had a l o s i n g season, and compiled an o v e r a l l record of 674 wins, 194 l o s s e s , and 42 t i e s . I n 38 years of f i e l d hockey coaching, she achieved 198 wins, 61 l o s s e s and 29 t i e s . Many of her students were named to U.S. teams, at l e a s t 25 who made overseas t o u r s . Ursinus during Miss S n e l l ' s career produced more All-American f i e l d hockey s t a r s than any other c o l l e g e or u n i v e r s i t y i n the United S t a t e s . I n 27 years of s o f t b a l l coaching, she won 125 games and l o s t 20. I n f a c t , during the 10 year period, 1941-51 her teams l o s t only one game. I n 39 years of b a s k e t b a l l coaching, she logged 269 wins, 69 l o s s e s and 13 ti e s , , and i n 16 years of t e n n i s , her teams won 61 and l o s t 18. Beginning i n 1946, she a l s o coached the alumnae hockey and b a s k e t b a l l teams, which achieved t h e i r own impressive records. The hockey team u s u a l l y won f i r s t place i n the P h i l a d e l p h i a F i e l d Hockey A s s o c i a t i o n , i n c l u d i n g three consecutive undefeated seasons, The B a s k e t b a l l Teams were champions or runnersup i n the P h i l a d e l p h i a Suburban B a s k e t b a l l League. I n 1961, i n addition to winning the championship, the team a l s o won the Gold Medal Tournament, beating a l l other champions of a l l other leagues i n the P h i l a d e l p h i a area. A t r i b u t e w r i t t e n about Miss S n e l l i n 1961 s a i d , "Anyone who i n v e s t i g a t e s the breadth and depth of women's sports at Ursinus must be prepared to stand i n awe and respect before Miss S n e l l . She not only towers over the whole, but she i s there i n i t s midst. ...one of Ursinus' f i n e s t examples of devotion to a task and dedication to the students put under her charge." A n a t i v e of L i n c o l n , Nebraska, she graduated i n 1923 from the U n i v e r s i t y of Nebraska and r e c e i v e d her masters degree from Columbia U n i v e r s i t y i n 1929. She taught a year a t the St a t e Teachers College, Marquette, Michigan, another year a t S t a t e Teachers Colleges i n Shippensburg and C a l i f o r n i a , Pa., and i n 1931 she joined Ursinus College as an i n s t r u c t o r i n p h y s i c a l education. She became professor of h e a l t h and p h y s i c a l education i n 1950. Miss S n e l l served 36 years on the board of d i r e c t o r s of the Midwest L i f e Insurance Co., L i n c o l n , Neb. At Ursinus, she recei v e d the Lindback Award f o r excellence i n teaching, and the Ursinus Cruins Club Award. She held various o f f i c e s on the P h i l a d e l p h i a Board of Women O f f i c i a l s , i n c l u d i n g chairman of the B a s k e t b a l l board f o r 19 yea r s , of the s o f t b a l l board 21 ye a r s , and of the executive board 12 years . She r e c e i v e d the Outstanding S e r v i c e Award of the P h i l a -delphia Board. Since 1972, she has been a member of the board of d i r e c t o r s of the Northern Chester County Nursing S e r v i c e s . She helped develop women's sports n a t i o n a l l y through her membership i n d i s t r i c t and n a t i o n a l a t h l e t i c o r ganizations. She l i v e s on Lucas Road, P h o e n i x v i l l e . Ursinus College awarded her w i t h an Honorary Doctorate i n — 1977. 

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