When he finished college in 1941, Snyder was offered a tryout with the Chicago Bears but was drafted into the Army. He served five years, in a mountain infantry unit that served in India, China and Burma, rising from private to captain. Snyder was originally hired by
The Baltimore Sun in 1953 where he covered the
Baltimore Colts until his retirement in 1986. In 1982 he was admitted into the "writer's wing" of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame by the
Pro Football Writers Association. ==Death==