K-State’s Snyder has hit the age of wonder

ARLINGTON, Texas | Bobby Bowden has been Bill Snyder before, and he will tell you about it. And even though the memories aren’t much fun, he’ll tell you about being a 72-year-old in charge of a major-college football program.

Everything is harder, first of all. Age is undefeated, we all understand this, but reality is particularly difficult on football coaches. They tend to be proud people. Bowden is no different, so in a grind that wears down even men without gray hair, what chance did he have at 72?

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Bill Snyder And The Magic Of Manhattan

The silence said it all.

During halftime of a 39-14 win over Texas on Nov. 6, 2010, a pre-recorded message from Kansas State head football coach Bill Snyder broadcast on the Bill Snyder Family Stadium jumbotron. All Gordy Gronkowski remembers is how quiet it was.

“It went dead silent,” says the father of three NFL players and one Kansas State incoming freshman. “48,000 went dead silent in that stadium when he talked. That’s the respect he commands. I’ll never forget that.”

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