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With a little help from his father, Mike Schneider receives Lifetime Achievement Award
CLAYTON — Mike Schneider attributed to being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award during Friday’s MVFCA Pigskin Classic to home-field advantage.
That probably didn’t hurt. But more likely, 35 years of coaching area high school football was the deciding factor.
“I think I had the home-field advantage,” Schneider said following the South’s 31-12 defeat of the North at Northmont High School’s Good Samaritan Stadium/Matt Dudon Field on Friday, June 11.
“Plenty of other coaches could have got the same award. … I’ve been lucky. I got to work with a lot of great coaches and a lot of great kids.”
Schneider, a Miamisburg grad and standout QB, resurrected the Vikings football program from 1976-80. Then it was on to Wayne, where he turned the Warriors into an area big-school heavyweight. Ironically, his first seasons at both programs came off 0-10 years.
Since 1999 he’s been at Northmont as the offensive coordinator for his son, head coach Lance Schneider. Together, they have helped mold the Thunderbolts into annual D-I playoff contenders, won seven league titles and advance to the playoffs seven times.
“(Coaching with Lance) is great,” he said. “I’m having as much fun now as I’ve ever had.
“I had a great situation at Wayne and we’ve got another great situation here.”
Lance is a third-generation head coach. Mike’s father, Hank, also was a long-time influence throughout the area, serving as head coach at Miamisburg, Chaminade, Waynesville and Stebbins. Hank, deceased, was inducted into the Ohio Coaches Hall of Fame in 1992.
“Dad helped me love the game,” Mike said.
“I started going to games when I was 3 years old. That’s all I’ve ever known on Friday night. He’s probably checking this out and I’m sure he’s very happy.”
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By mgr
June 12, 2010 5:00 PM | Link to this
2 a days…summer of 66…practice in a hot, rocky field just south of the burg. Schneider, playing fb in college then, invited to practice by coach schmidt just to get tuned up. So we are both laying there on our backs facing opposite directions with a football laying on ground between our heads. Whistle blows and we are supposed to roll over…whomever is quickest grabs ball and the other one tackles him. Well…Scheider must have gone before the whistle because all I remember was a straight arm and knees, knees, knees hitting my helmet then my face, chest as I tumbled backward and was run over by a freight train. Funny the things you remember 43 years later. Kudos to Mike.
By Ron McKiddy-Fairfield,O
June 12, 2010 11:03 PM | Link to this
Kudo to you Mike. They gave it to a Great Football person and good man all around. Hope to see you at MHSAA Reunion next weekend.
By BurgFan
June 14, 2010 5:59 AM | Link to this
Well deserved honor for a great guy. He coached my older brothers at Miamisburg, taught me to swim, and helped teach me how to watch to film by going over game film w/ parents. Wish we could’ve kept him in Miamisburg.
By Pirate Mike
June 15, 2010 10:35 AM | Link to this
Miamisburg has sure had some great players. Too bad what has happend to the Program. Maybe Lewis can bring it back. But it is sad seeing such a football loving city be so bad. What the heck happend? Was there last coach really that bad?