Bill Snyder, nearing 77, still going strong

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MANHATTAN, Kan. — Bill Snyder’s office hardly smacks of a septuagenarian’s domain.

On the television to the front of him he has the news broadcasting faintly into the background. Off to the side stands a StairMaster, which Snyder works out on daily while watching film on the same TV to, he says, avoid “eating time.”

To his left, he has yesterday’s spring practice playing on another TV. Behind his chair, his computer screen is still on. On his desk, Snyder has an unopened bottle of water and a half-drunk cup of coffee, of which he’ll go through at least dozen a day.

“There’s a lot of scientific evidence now that coffee isn’t bad for you,” Snyder said. “That’s great [for me].”

As he enters his 25th season at Kansas State, Snyder continues to defy the expectations of his age. This fall, the hall of famer will turn 77, which makes him the oldest coach in college football by a full five years. In fact, with South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier and Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer retiring last year, Snyder is now more than a decade older than any other active FBS coach outside Ohio’s Frank Solich.

And yet, those who know Snyder say he’s still going strong as ever.

What keeps K-State coach Bill Snyder going as he nears 77 years of age? “I’ve never had to experience, ‘What do I do today?’ Because I’ve always had something to do.” Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images

“When we go to those Big 12 meetings, and he speaks, everyone pays attention,” said Texas Tech’s Kliff Kingsbury, who at 36 is the youngest coach in the league. “He’s the most well-thought out, articulate, smart person in that room.

“And it’s amazing, that at that age, he can still do it at that level.”

Speculation turned rampant last year that Snyder might join Beamer and Spurrier in retirement, especially after the Wildcats lost six straight as injuries ravaged his young rebuilding roster.

Snyder, however, proved that even now his magic touch still hasn’t waned.

Despite having to resort to playing wide receiver Kody Cook at quarterback, the Wildcats closed out the regular season with …

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