Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder
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Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder was a prominent American sports commentator and oddsmaker best known for popularizing sports betting analysis on national television.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
odds maker
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person ⓘ sports commentator ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| appearedIn | The NFL Today ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Union Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-09-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-04-21 ⓘ |
| employer | CBS Sports ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek American ⓘ |
| familyName | Synodinos ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American football broadcasting
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sports betting ⓘ |
| fullName | Dimetrios Georgios Synodinos ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sports broadcasting ⓘ |
| givenName |
Demetrios
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surface form:
Dimetrios
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| heritage | Greek ⓘ |
| knownFor | point spread predictions on NFL games ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Greek ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Jimmy the Greek ⓘ |
| notableEvent | fired by CBS in 1988 after controversial remarks about African American athletes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing sports betting analysis on national television
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role as an oddsmaker on CBS's The NFL Today ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The NFL Today
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surface form:
NFL Today
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| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
gambler
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oddsmaker ⓘ sports commentator ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Steubenville, Ohio
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surface form:
Steubenville, Ohio, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Las Vegas, Nevada
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surface form:
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| religion | Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| residence |
Las Vegas, Nevada
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surface form:
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| spouse | Joan Snyder ⓘ |
| workedIn | Las Vegas gambling industry ⓘ |
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