Malcolm Snider
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| Positions | Guard, tackle | ||||||
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| Born | April 5, 1947 Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | February 19, 2022 (aged 74) Salem, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Salem (Salem, Oregon) | ||||||
| College | Stanford (1965-1968) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1969 (3rd round, 54th overall pick) | ||||||
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Malcolm Pratt Snider (April 5, 1947 – February 19, 2022) was an American professional football guard and tackle who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
College career
[edit]After graduating from North Salem High School in Salem, Oregon,[1] Snider attended Stanford University, where he was an All-American tackle in 1968.[2]
Professional career
[edit]He was drafted in the third round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons.[3] He played three seasons with the Falcons before being traded to the Green Bay Packers in 1972 where he played three more NFL seasons before retiring.
In 1969, Mal Snider returned a 48 yard kickoff return for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears in a 48-31 win. [4] The record stood for 41 years until Dan Connolly broke the record on December 19, 2010.
While playing football in Wisconsin, Snider attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin part-time, eventually receiving his MD in 1978. He returned to his hometown of Salem where he was a retired orthopedic surgeon.[5]
Death
[edit]Snider died on February 19, 2022, in Salem, Oregon, at the age of 74.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "North Salem Announces Hall-of-Fame Inductees". Salem-News.com. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
- ↑ "All-American Biographies" (PDF). 2007 Stanford Football Media Guide. GoStanford.com. p. 125. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
- ↑ "1969 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons - November 16th, 1969". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Football Game Sunday, Anatomy Lab Monday". UWAlumni.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Dr. Malcolm Snider, former Willamette Team Physician, Passes Away". Willamette Bearcats. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- 1947 births
- 2022 deaths
- Stanford Cardinal football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Players of American football from Salem, Oregon
- American orthopedic surgeons
- North Salem High School (Salem, Oregon) alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs
- College football player stubs