Bill Snyder: They Said It Couldn't Be Done | 
 enlarge | Authors: Mark Janssen, Bill Snyder
Publisher: KCI Sports Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 394302
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 248
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1
ISBN: 0975876961
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780975876961
Publication Date: June 1, 2006
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Product Description
When Bill Snyder arrived as head football coach at Kansas State University prior to the 1989 season, he inherited the worst NCAA Division I football program on planet Earth. In 93 previous seasons, the Wildcat football record was a miserable 299-510-40. The program had earned exactly one league title, that coming in 1934, well before Snyder was born. In the years just prior to Snyders arrival, the Wildcats had slumped to their worst, even by K-State standards. The program had lost 13 games in a row, and except for one tie, and had not rung the victory bell in 27 games. Seventeen years later, Snyders orchestration of the greatest turnaround in college football history defines the American dream of achieving the unimaginable. This is his story, from Bill Snyders unique viewpoint, of the process by which he helped transform a program considered the laughingstock of college football into one that won 136 games over seventeen years including eleven bowl appearances and seven seasons of at least ten wins. Its also the story of Snyders own triumphant journey, one that forced him at a young age to deal with his own lack of discipline and academic shortcomings in a single-parent family, one that saw him climb to the top of big-time college football, and one that ultimately brought him face-to-face with the toughest decision of his life. Bill Snyder: They Said It Couldn't Be Done captures, in Snyders candid, upfront style, the action behind the scenes in running a major college football program, the strategies employed by early K-State coaches to change the culture of losing that had permeated an entire university, and the magic with which Snyder pulled off the Miracle in Manhattan.
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Bill Snyder Book October 23, 2007
My order was easy to make and was shipped to me very quickly and in perfect condition. I was very satisfied. Thank You!
Bill Snyder's Book September 27, 2007
Excellent book - easy reading as it chronicles his "miracle in Manhattan." A must reading for every Wildcat fan and great material for young and/or aspiring coaches to see "that it can be done!"
Bill Snyder: They said it couldn't be done July 27, 2007
Our experience was great, no problems, book came in timely manner, and the book itself was in great condition and was great reading material.
 valuable resource January 29, 2007
i'm always in perspective of a successful coach.this book provides great insight into what made bill snyder the positive influence that he was.
Amazing........ June 24, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
What Bill Snyder did at Kansas State is easily, the greatest coaching job, in any sport, at any time, EVER......
Beyond belief is the only way I can even start to describe how BAD Kansas State football was before Snyder took over.
Bill Snyder is maybe the greatest coach of all-time, in any sport. This book should be required reading for ALL business leaders and employees in America. Follow Snyder's steps to success, and apply them to your own life, and you CANNOT fail. Total comittment, goal setting, respect, loyalty, persistence, serious organization, and believing in others, are key components to Snyder's winning formula. The man worked 100 hour weeks, 12 months a year to make this miracle a reality. It's amazing, and it's true......
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