Malcolm Snider

{{Short description|American football player (1947–2022)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Malcolm Snider

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| number = 67

| position = Guard/Tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|04|05}}

| birth_place = Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|02|19|1947|04|05}}

| death_place = Salem, Oregon, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 251

| high_school = Salem (OR)

| college = Stanford

| draftyear = 1969

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 54

| pastteams =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 83

| pfr = SnidMa20

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Malcolm Pratt Snider (April 5, 1947 – February 19, 2022) was an American professional football guard and tackle who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

College career

After graduating from North Salem High School in Salem, Oregon,{{cite web|url=http://salem-news.com/articles/april052006/northhigh_honors_4406.php|title=North Salem Announces Hall-of-Fame Inductees|accessdate=January 8, 2008|publisher=Salem-News.com}} Snider attended Stanford University, where he was an All-American tackle in 1968.{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fb-media-guide-117-137.pdf|page=125|publisher=GoStanford.com|work=2007 Stanford Football Media Guide|accessdate=January 8, 2008|title=All-American Biographies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112091532/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fb-media-guide-117-137.pdf|archive-date=November 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}

Professional career

He was drafted in the third round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons. He played three seasons with the Falcons before being traded to the Green Bay Packers in 1972 where he played three more NFL seasons before retiring.

While playing football in Wisconsin, Snider attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin part-time, eventually receiving his MD in 1978. He returned to his hometown of Salem where he was a retired orthopedic surgeon.{{cite web|url=http://www.uwalumni.com/home/onwisconsin/archives/Fall%202006/campusnews_philanthropy.aspx|title=Football Game Sunday, Anatomy Lab Monday|publisher=UWAlumni.com|accessdate=January 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007083858/http://www.uwalumni.com/home/onwisconsin/archives/Fall%202006/campusnews_philanthropy.aspx|archive-date=October 7, 2007|url-status=dead}}

Death

Snider died on February 19, 2022, in Salem, Oregon, at the age of 74.{{cite web|url=https://www.wubearcats.com/general/2021-22/releases/20220411uyszj8|title=Dr. Malcolm Snider, former Willamette Team Physician, Passes Away|website=Willamette Bearcats|access-date=April 12, 2022}}

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