Malcolm Snider
Encyclopedia
Malcolm Pratt Snider is a former professional American football
guard
and tackle who played six seasons in the National Football League
.
, Snider attended Stanford University
, where he was an All-America
n tackle in 1968.
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 is an orthopedic surgeon.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
and tackle who played six seasons in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
.
College career
After graduating from North Salem High School in Salem, OregonSalem, Oregon
Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...
, Snider attended Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, where he was an All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n tackle in 1968.
NFL career
He was drafted in the third round of the 1969 NFL Draft1969 NFL Draft
The 1969 National Football League Draft was part of the Common Draft, the third and final year in which the NFL and American Football League held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place on January 28–29, 1969....
by the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He played three seasons with the Falcons before being traded to the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
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
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
in 1978. He returned to his hometown of Salem where he is an orthopedic surgeon.