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Article: Inspiration walks a mile in Snyder's shoes.(Sports Columnist)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- October 22, 2008
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Byline: George Schroeder The Register-Guard
The package arrived without a return address. Inside, Bruce Snyder found two pairs of shoes. And at the bottom of the box, a handwritten note.
There's a backstory, well known to anyone who followed Snyder's career as Arizona State's head coach. We'll get to it in a minute. But there's a story behind the delivery last August, as well, which needs telling first.
Snyder, the former Oregon player and assistant, will be inducted this weekend into Arizona State's Hall of Distinction, and there's little doubt he deserves it.
"I've been so lucky all my life," he says - which seems strange, ...