Talk:Jimmy Snyder (sports commentator)

Mob Ties

I just saw an episode of Frontline called "The Unauthorized History of the NFL." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgTepbjAKEk It mentioned that Jimmy Snyder was jailed for mob ties (I think gambling related) and then got a presidential pardon (I think from Ford). Thought that was a neat piece of history that's not reflected on wikipedia.

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For the record: the quote of Mr Snyder's comment is taken from Snopes' page. Przepla 23:55, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Er, I just removed the "dick" from the quote. It's inaccurate. Fuzheado | Talk 09:43, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Steubenville, Pittsburgh

Should "Pittsburgh suburb of Steubenville, Ohio" be changed, (at least the "Pittsburgh suburb" part? Steubenville is definitely NOT a suburb of Pittsburgh.

I definitely think it should be changed and will in fact change it.

In that case, maybe the "People from Pittsburgh" category should be changed or dropped.140.147.160.78 17:47, 17 October 2006 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza

Agreed. I will remove that category.Jackdempsey187 22:41, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Controversial "statements"--only one

Perhaps someone should reconsider the heading "Controversial statements." There's only one statement being referred to, here. Granted, there was a lot more to it than quoted in the article. I remember seeing it on TV. He said something to the effect that black people are "bred" for athletic ability; he also said something about black people having more muscled thighs, so they can run faster and jump higher. But although it was several sentences, it was only one statement, in the broad sense of the word--one career ruining statement. Using the word "statements" suggests that there were other instances. 140.147.160.78 17:42, 17 October 2006 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza

I added Jimmy the Greeks controversial statement on black coaches taking over white coaches jobs. Cmguy777 (talk) 00:42, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Personal life?

One thing I know about Jimmy the Greek is that he had a child or children who died of cystic fibrosis. This was mentioned in Frank deFord's (whose daughter Alex died of it) in his SI obit of Jimmy. I don't have the verifiable information but if I can dig it up, I'll add it.

Some other personal info might be nice too. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Beckerbuns (talk • contribs) 17:22, 1 February 2007 (UTC).

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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:02, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Ohio teens and bookmakers.

Anyone else sees anything wrong with this statement? "As a teenager in Ohio, he naturally became acquainted with bookmakers"? Naturally ? Just because he was an Ohio teen? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.199.138.82 (talk) 06:03, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Noticed that too, I'll yank it. David.snipes (talk) 13:34, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Controversial statements

I'm not sure, but I think at the time of his firing there were some African-Americans who expressed support for Snyder (though his statements were extremely distasteful, it doesn't mean they weren't true...his statements could have been interpreted as anti-racist and a criticism of the institution of slavery...) any references on that?Gobledeegooke (talk) 15:56, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Historical research does support Jimmy the Greeks statement. Southerners did breed slaves and desired to have the strongest slaves possible. I propose adding the following statement:

According to historians James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton, slave owners prior to the American Civil War did desire the strongest slaves, and that there several contemporary reports that Southern slave owners did practice breeding slaves. Cmguy777 (talk) 19:10, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

In the effort of Wikipedia fairness and neutrality, I added information on the historical research that Southern slave holders desired the strongest slaves and that there were many witness reports that Southern slave owners did in fact breed slaves. Jimmy the Greeks reputation is on the line. I am not defending or condoning any of Jimmy the Greeks statements. Cmguy777 (talk) 19:43, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

I deleted this statement as it is not relevant to Jimmy Snyder -- the book in question was not cited by Snyder and does not mention Snyder. Other articles like Slave breeding in the United States can benefit from this source. White 720 (talk) 20:16, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

That is fine, as long as there is a link to slave breeding. Although Jimmy the Greek's carelessly gave his views on TV, he was not mistaken that Southerners bred slaves. Cmguy777 (talk) 06:10, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Snyder CBS lawsuit

Are there any reliable sources that state whether Snyder was successfull at sueing the CBS network or if there was an arbitration settlement? Cmguy777 (talk) 00:40, 19 November 2012 (UTC)