dislocated his collar bone in practice.  I shall never forget the night before the Yale game how Burr, who had partially recovered, and was very anxious to play, reluctantly and unselfishly yielded to the coaches who insisted that he should not incur the risk of a more serious break.  Harvard won that day, the first time in seven years and a large share of the credit should go to the injured leader.  We were all happy over the result but none of us were as happy as he.

“Stricken with pneumonia while attending the Harvard Law School in 1910 he died, leaving a legacy full of encouragement and inspiration to all Harvard men.  He exemplified in his life the Golden Rule,—­’Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’  Of him it can be truly said, his life was gentle as a whole, and the elements so mixed in him that ’nature might stand up and say to all the world,—­“He was a man."’”

Neil Snow

The University of Michigan never graduated a man who was more universally loved than Neil Snow.  What he did and the way he did it has become a tradition at Michigan.  He was idolized by every one who knew him.  As a player and captain he set a wonderful example for his men to pattern after.  He was a powerful player; possessing such determination and fortitude that he would go through a stone wall 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: