Quotes about Attrell Snipes after he committed to UH

About the 6'1" 181-pound Snipes, who has 4.36sec speed in the 40, Rainier Beach (Seattle) High AD Dan Jurdy said:
"You should see his speed," Rainier Beach (Seattle) High athletic director Dan Jurdy said. "It's what he can do after he catches the ball. He can run a 5-yard out and break that thing for 70 yards." (HA)

Note: Snipes will join UH in either January or summer 2008, probably depending on available scholarships.


About how Snipes won the Washington state track meet in the 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m, Jurdy said:
"How do you do that? He's an amazing athlete. And he's an even better person." (HA)

HA Note: "As a Rainier Beach senior, Snipes was named to the Seattle Times' All-Area first team. He placed first in the 100 meters (10.71 seconds), 200 (21.98) and 400 (48.83) at the Washington state meet."


About the hardships Snipes when through in high school, Jurday said:
"Sometimes he wouldn't eat for a couple of days. When we tried to help, he'd say, 'No, no. I'll be all right.' " (HA)

HA Note: "As a youth, Snipes moved 37 times before settling in the Seattle area as a freshman. After his mother and sister moved to California, Snipes decided to remain in Washington, living by himself in a housing project for a year."


About how he and the coaches provided guidance to Snipes, Jurdy said:
"He had three or four dads in that school. We were all his fathers." (HA)


Snipes said that he picked UH:
"because of the coaches." (HA)

Note: I would imagine that the family atmosphere at UH would be very appealing to Snipes.


About Adam Leonard, who went to the same high school (Rainier), Snipes said:
"We're close." (HA)


About Snipes picking UH, Jurdy said:
"You couldn't ask for a better program. The coaches and players will become his family. This is a great player going to a great program. This is a perfect fit." (HA)