 Snell was also the head basketball coach at Aurora from 1926 to 1932, where he compiled a record of 19–53, and later for one year at Quincy University where his teams went 13–9 during the 1946–47 season.In addition, Snell was the head baseball coach at Aurora from 1926 to 1932, posting a record of 25–43 as that program's first ever coach.The baseball field that Aurora University played their home games at for nearly 50 years was named in his honor.