During a CBS TV Network NFL Today program Jimmy the Greek racist comment got him fired some thirty years back. Jimmy the Greek whose real name was Jimmy Snyder was a well-celebrated linemaker for Las Vegas team. Born in Ohio in 1919, he was not just a sportsman but one of the biggest Las Vegas bookie and these characteristics he owned as a heritage.
Jimmy the Greek joined CBS analyst team for “NFL Today” after nearly 20 years of successful sportsmanship, he was offered the position by CBS which he accepted but his recital comments got him fired when he was on the peak of his career as sports analyst back in 1988.
Now ESPN’s “30 for 30″ a Documentary which consists of 6-parts will feature Jimmy Snyder’s life on Tuesday, this will be the last part of documentary.
Jimmy Snyder was well-known for introducing gambling into sports and pop culture, started off his professional TV career as a gambling expert, but got involved into different kind of odds when he was offered the position as a sports analyst on CBS show “NFL Today”, which he gladly accepted but during a live NFL show his racial comments got him fired from his job. He commented about African American athletes.
He said “Black athletes are bred to be better sportsmen and to prove this we have to go all the way back to the time of civil war when owners of slaves breed their big woman so that they could have a big black child.”
Although Jimmy the Greek apologized for his comments later but of no use. He died of on 21th April, 1996 due to heart attack.
Jimmy the Greek Racist Comment
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