Jack Snow

Jack Thomas Snow (January 25, 1943 – January 9, 2006) was an American professional football player who played wide receiver with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL from 1965 to 1975. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1962 through 1964.

Early life Snow was born on January 25, 1943, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and grew up in Long Beach, California. He was a three-sport star at St. Anthony Boys' High School, Long Beach, California, who totaled 10 varsity letters in football, baseball, and basketball, graduating in 1961. He was an All-State football player in his senior year, playing offensive and defensive end and had a .458 batting average as a baseball player. He was named captain of the 1960 Catholic League Championship team in baseball and in 1960 was chosen City of Long Beach Lineman of the Year. As a senior, he was also All-CIF, All-City, and All-Catholic League in football and All-City and All-Catholic League in baseball. In 2013, Snow was in the inaugural class inducted into St. Anthony's Sports Hall of Fame.

College football career Snow attended the University of Notre Dame and played on the football team from 1962-1964. His most memorable college football year was his senior year, 1964.

In his senior year at Notre Dame, he was a consensus All-American and finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting behind the winner, Notre Dame quarterback John Huarte. first season with Notre Dame. By the end of the year, Snow also had the school's career receiving-yards record (1,242).

NFL career The Minnesota Vikings selected Snow in the first round (he was the eighth pick overall) in the 1965 NFL draft, but soon traded him to the Rams. but did not appear in the game.

Snow gained a reputation for catching the long pass from quarterback Roman Gabriel. In an important division game against the Baltimore Colts in October 1967, Snow caught touchdown passes of 53 and 80 yards. His teammate, Hall of Fame defensive end Deacon Jones, said Snow was a tough player, and one of the few receivers willing go across the middle of the field to make receptions. and did not start any games in 1975. In these last two years, he divided time with fellow receivers Lance Rentzel, Jackson, and Ron Jessie (who started 14 games in 1975 alongside Jackson).

Acting and broadcasting career Snow appeared in the 1969 motion picture Marooned. He appeared as himself in the 1969 episode "Samantha's Shopping Spree" of the television series Bewitched. He played Cassidy in the comedy Heaven Can Wait.

Following his NFL career, Snow went into the real-estate business with college roommate Bob Arboit in Newport Beach, California. Snow was one of a handful of old L.A. Rams still employed by the Rams in the 2005 season. His wife of 34 years, Merry Carole, had died of cancer in 1998.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1965 RAM 14 14 38 559 14.7 60 3 1966 RAM 14 14 34 634 18.6 84 3 1967 RAM 14 14 28 735 26.3 80 8 1968 RAM 14 13 29 500 17.2 54 3 1969 RAM 14 14 49 734 15.0 74 6 1970 RAM 14 14 51 859 16.8 71 7 1971 RAM 14 14 37 666 18.0 68 5 1972 RAM 14 14 30 590 19.7 57 4 1973 RAM 14 14 16 252 15.8 38 2 1974 RAM 14 14 24 397 16.5 44 3 1975 RAM 10 0 4 86 21.5 42 1 Career 150 139 340 6,012 17.7 84 45

Family Snow's son J.T. Snow is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman for the San Francisco Giants and Anaheim Angels. Following the senior Snow's death, the junior Snow changed his uniform number in his father's memory while playing for the Boston Red Sox.