Phillip Snow was born on December 22,1955 and is an American football coach who was last the defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
18 Facts About Phil Snow
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From an athletic family of three boys and one girl, Phil Snow played several sports at Winters High School, including quarterback and defensive back for the Warriors football team.
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Phil Snow began his coaching career at the high school level at Berkeley High in 1976 and his alma mater Winters High.
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Phil Snow spent three years at Laney College in Oakland, as the secondary coach, and co-defensive coordinator.
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At California under head coach Bruce Snyder, Phil Snow tutored the secondary for five seasons in Berkeley, improving the unit each year.
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Phil Snow's philosophy of man-to-man coverage was a key ingredient in the Golden Bear defensive success.
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In 1999, Phil Snow's defense finished third in the Pac-10 in scoring defense and featured NFL draft picks Erik Flowers and Junior Ioane on a team which played in the Aloha Bowl.
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Phil Snow spent fourteen seasons on Snyder's staff at California and Arizona State.
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Snyder was replaced by Dirk Koetter after the 2000 season, and Phil Snow became the defensive coordinator at UCLA in January 2001 under sixth-year head coach Bob Toledo.
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Phil Snow spent two seasons with the University of Washington in Seattle under head coach.
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Phil Snow was the defensive coordinator at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti for three seasons under his former University of California player Ron English.
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Phil Snow became the defensive coordinator at Temple in 2013 under head coach Matt Rhule, who had served as an assistant underneath Phil Snow at UCLA.
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In 2015, Phil Snow's defense was one of the best in the nation.
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On February 16,2017, Phil Snow was named defensive coordinator of the Baylor Bears.
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Phil Snow helped Baylor become the top defense of the Big 12.
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On January 20,2020, Phil Snow was hired by the Carolina Panthers as their defensive coordinator, reuniting with head coach Matt Rhule.
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On October 10,2022, Phil Snow was let go after the firing of Rhule.
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Phil Snow has another son named Jacob Snow and a grandson born in December 2019.