if he had to. He was
their great all-around athlete; good in football, baseball and track. He
had the unique record of winning his Michigan M twelve times during his
college course at Ann Arbor.

He played his last game of football at Pasadena, California. Neil was
very fond of exercise. He believed in exercise, and when word was sent
out that Neil Snow had gone, it was found that he had just finished
playing in a game of racquets in Detroit, and before the flush and zest
were entirely gone, the last struggle and participation in athletic
contests for Neil Snow were over.

It was my experience to have been at Ann Arbor in 1900, when Biffy Lee
coached the Michigan team. It was at this time that I met Neil Snow, who
was captain of the team, and when I grew to know him, I soon realized
how his great, quiet, modest, though wonderful personality, made
everybody idolize him. Modesty was his most noticeable characteristic.
He was always the last to talk of his own athletic achievements. He
believed in action, more than in words. After his playing days were over
he made a great name for himself as an official in the big games. The
larger colleges in the East had come to realize with what great
efficiency Neil Snow acted as an official and his services were eagerly
sought.

Neil Snow loved athletics. He often referred to his college experiences.
His example was one held up as ideal among the men who knew him.

When Billy Bannard died Johnny Poe wrote to Mrs. Bannard a letter, a
portion of which follows:

I greatly enjoy thinking of those glorious days in the fall of '95,
'96 and '97, when I was coaching at Princeton and saw so much of
Billy, and if I live to a ripe old age I do not think I shall
forget how he and Ad Kelly came on in the Yale game of '95, and
with the score of 16-0 against us started in by steadily rushing
the ball up to and over the Yale goal, and after the kick-off, once
more started on the march for another touchdown.

It was a superb exhibition of nerve in the face of almost certain
defeat and showed a spirit that would not be downed, and I have
often thought of this game in different far-off parts of the world.

While Yale finally won 20-10 still Billy showed the same spirit
that Farragut showed when told that the river was filled with
torpedoes and that it would be suicidal to proceed. He replied,
"Damn the torpedoes, full steam