Matt Snider
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| Position: | Fullback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 26, 1976 Des Moines, Iowa |
| Died: | October 9, 2023 (aged 47) San Diego, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 241 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Lower Merion (PA) |
| College: | Richmond |
| Undrafted: | 1999 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Matthew Kale Snider (January 26, 1976 – October 9, 2023) was a former American football fullback. He graduated from the University of Richmond in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Science and Health.[citation needed] The Carolina Panthers offered him an NFL free agent contract in April 1999, but he was waived from the Charlotte-based team in June.[1][2]
The Green Bay Packers then offered him a two-year contract in July 1999,[3] and Snider made the roster as the back-up fullback and special teams performer after coming into camp as the fourth-string fullback. One highlight of his career at Green Bay was a preseason 66-yard touchdown reception at Lambeau Field.[4]
He played two seasons for Green Bay, who released him at the start of the 2001 season.[5] The Minnesota Vikings picked him up soon after. Snider played four games with the Vikings before they released him, and for the rest of the 2001 season he was not on a roster.[6] The newly formed Houston Texans signed Snider as a free agent in December 2001, making him one of the first ten players the franchise ever signed.[7] The Texans released Snider after training camp in August 2002, ending his NFL career.
Snider graduated from Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, a suburb outside of Philadelphia, in 1994.[8] He played football and basketball for the Lower Merion Aces, and he played two years of high school basketball with Kobe Bryant. In 1994, Snider's senior season and Bryant's sophomore season, he and Bryant were named team MVPs for the season.[9] Snider was also named to the first-team all Philadelphia Main Line roster.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Snider died in San Diego on October 9, 2023 at the age of 47.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Fowler, Scott (April 19, 1999). "Terry Will Get Shot to Start Early". The Charlotte Observer. p. 20. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Panthers Sign 49ers Cornerback". The Charlotte Observer. June 22, 1999. p. 26. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "PACKERS CLAIM ROOKIES SNIDER, McBRIDE ON WAIVERS" (Press release). Green Bay Packers. July 2, 1999. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
- ^ "Green Bay vs. Cleveland Browns 08/26/00 - Packers win 34-33". Green Bay Packers. Archived from the original on November 2, 2006. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
- ^ "Matt Snider Biography". ESPN. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Matt Snider Career Stats - NFL". ESPN. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Texans Team History". Archived from the original on April 28, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
- ^ "Matt Snider NFL Stats and Bio - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Jensen, Mike (January 27, 2020). "Kobe Bryant's Lower Merion teammates and coaches knew it was all special". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Gerry (October 24, 2023). "Matt Snider, Lower Merion Multisport Star, Dead at 47 - Played Alongside Kobe, Then Three Seasons In The NFL". This Is Lower Merion And Narberth. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/qctimes/name/matthew-snider-obituary?id=53372087