Jack Thomas Snow (January 25, 1943 â€" January 9, 2006) was an
American football player who played wide receiver at the University of
Notre Dame from 1962 through 1964 and with the Los Angeles Rams of the
NFL from 1965 to 1975.Snow was a three-sport star at St. Anthony
Boys'High School, Long Beach, California who totaled 10 varsity
letters while competing in football, baseball and basketball. He was
an All-state football receiver during his senior season and went on to
post a .458 batting average as an All-city baseball performer.In his
senior year at Notre Dame, he was a consensus All-American and
finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1964 behind the winner,
Notre Dame quarterback John Huarte. 1964 was coach Ara Parseghian's
first season with Notre Dame, and Parseghian made several key position
switches in 1964, including moving Snow from flanker to split end.
Snow lost 15 pounds to compete more effectively as a split receiver.
Notre Dame's passing offense in Parseghian's first season helped
produce 27 team and individual records, including five set by Snow for
receptions (60), receiving yards (1,114) and touchdown catches (9) in
a season; receiving yards in a game (217, vs. Wisconsin); and career
receiving yards (1,242). He broke the previous record for receiving
yards in a game (208, by Jim Morse in a 1955 game vs. USC), more than
doubled the old record for receiving yards in a season and scored 19
more receptions in one season than any previous Notre Dame player.
Snow also averaged nearly 37 yards per kick as the 1964 team's
punter.The Minnesota Vikings selected Snow in the first round (he was
the number 8 pick overall) in the 1965 NFL Draft but shortly traded
him to the Rams. Snow broke into the Rams' starting lineup in his
rookie 1965 season and remained there. In 1967, he averaged a
career-high 26.3 yards per reception and scored eight touchdowns on
his 28 receptions. He was named to the West squad in the NFL Pro Bowl,
but did not appear in the game.
American football player who played wide receiver at the University of
Notre Dame from 1962 through 1964 and with the Los Angeles Rams of the
NFL from 1965 to 1975.Snow was a three-sport star at St. Anthony
Boys'High School, Long Beach, California who totaled 10 varsity
letters while competing in football, baseball and basketball. He was
an All-state football receiver during his senior season and went on to
post a .458 batting average as an All-city baseball performer.In his
senior year at Notre Dame, he was a consensus All-American and
finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1964 behind the winner,
Notre Dame quarterback John Huarte. 1964 was coach Ara Parseghian's
first season with Notre Dame, and Parseghian made several key position
switches in 1964, including moving Snow from flanker to split end.
Snow lost 15 pounds to compete more effectively as a split receiver.
Notre Dame's passing offense in Parseghian's first season helped
produce 27 team and individual records, including five set by Snow for
receptions (60), receiving yards (1,114) and touchdown catches (9) in
a season; receiving yards in a game (217, vs. Wisconsin); and career
receiving yards (1,242). He broke the previous record for receiving
yards in a game (208, by Jim Morse in a 1955 game vs. USC), more than
doubled the old record for receiving yards in a season and scored 19
more receptions in one season than any previous Notre Dame player.
Snow also averaged nearly 37 yards per kick as the 1964 team's
punter.The Minnesota Vikings selected Snow in the first round (he was
the number 8 pick overall) in the 1965 NFL Draft but shortly traded
him to the Rams. Snow broke into the Rams' starting lineup in his
rookie 1965 season and remained there. In 1967, he averaged a
career-high 26.3 yards per reception and scored eight touchdowns on
his 28 receptions. He was named to the West squad in the NFL Pro Bowl,
but did not appear in the game.
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