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Lettered in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969…At the time of graduation he held school records in the following categories: Career points - 1,595 (currently 3rd)…Career rebounds - 1,152 (currently 2nd)…Single season scoring with 447 in 1968-69 (currently 17th)…Single season rebounding with 336 in 1968-69 (currently 4th)…Single season rebounding with 311 in 1967-68 (currently 6th)…Single season rebounding with 278 in 1965-66 (currently 10th)…Single season rebounding with 227 in 1966-67 (currently 19th)…Free throws made in a single season with 148 in 1968-69 (currently 2nd as this record was just broken this year by Drew Carstens…His .590 field goal percentage in 1968-69 (118-200) is ninth best in Augustana history…Still holds career school records for free throws made (463) and free throws attempted (642)…He was a three time second team all-conference selection in the CCIW (1967-68-69)…His rebounding averages look like this: 1966 - 12.6; 1967 - 9.7; 1968 - 12.9; 1969 - 13.4…His scoring averages are: 1967 - 17.8; 1968 - 17.3; 1969 - 17.9…He scored 44 points against Western Illinois in 1967 which was a school record at the time and is now fourth on the school's all-time list…He led the Vikings in rebounding for four straight years and scoring for three straight seasons…Held Augustana single game rebounding record with 24 against Carroll on January 11, 1969…He was the team MVP for three straight years and team captain as junior and senior…PERSONAL: Wife is the former Judy Johnson who is a 1969 graduate of Augustana…Children are Matthew, Shannah and Danah…Worked 26 years with Telecommunications Division of Rockwell International until retiring in 1999…Worked two years with Westell until 2001 when he retired again…Was senior vice-president in charge of Sales, Service and Strategic Marketing at Westell…Still serves as consultant for Sales Concepts, Inc…Owns Masters of Science degree in Physics from Northern Illinois and Masters of Business Administration from the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University…Serves as president of congregation at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wauconda, Illinois…STEVE SNOW ON HIS AUGUSTANA YEARS: "At Augustana I gained confidence socially, intellectually and competitively. They were very good years. It was at Augustana in the required religion classes where I, for the first time, seriously considered my faith. I met my wife at Augustana and we were married on December 21, 1969 in the Ascension Chapel and have shared life and love together for over 32 years.
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