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James George Snyder Sr. (born Dimetrios Georgios Synodinos, September 9, 1918 – April 21, 1996), better known as Jimmy the Greek, was an American sports commentator and Las Vegas bookmaker. A regular contributor to the CBS program The NFL Today , Snyder predicted the scores of NFL games, which sports bettors used to determine the point spread .
Jan 17, 1988 · By George Solomon. January 16, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Jimmy (the Greek) Snyder, CBS Sports commentator, analyst and. oddsmaker, was fired by the network yesterday after a controversial. Keeping...
Dec 7, 2022 · Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder was a sports prognosticator and TV personality who rose to fame in the 70s. An abrasive temperament led to physical and emotional fights with his NFL Today co-hosts. A racially insensitive and bone-headed interview in 1988 ended much of his media career.
Snyder, Jimmy (“Jimmy the Greek”)(b. 9 September 1919 in Steubenville, Ohio; d. 21 April 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada), oddsmaker and sportscaster who brought gambling to American television by predicting outcomes on CBS-TV’s NFL Today pregame football show.
Apr 22, 1996 · Jimmy Snyder, known as "Jimmy the Greek," an oddsmaker and football personality who brought gambling to the forefront of televised sports but was fired by CBS Sports for saying that black...
SNYDER, James ("Jimmy the Greek") (b. 9 September 1919 in Steubenville, Ohio; d. 21 April 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada), sports gambler, handicapper, oddsmaker, public relations director, and television personality who was the most famous sports gambling figure of the twentieth century.
Apr 22, 1996 · Jimmy ``The Greek'' Snyder, who parlayed oddsmaking skills and a gift for gab into national prominence before his television career crashed over ill-advised remarks about black athletes, died Sunday. Snyder, 76, died of heart failure at a local hospital after a long illness, said longtime friend Tommy Manakides.
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