Cameron Snyder
Cameron Crockett Snyder (October 9, 1916Dick McCann Memorial Award in 1982.
Background
Snyder was born in Rippon, West Virginia to Burnell C. and Evelyne M. Snyder.[2] He was raised in Baltimore where he attended Calvert Hall College.
Snyder was a college
China Burma India Theater
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Career
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 Pro Football Writers Association.[4]
Death
Snyder died at his home in Fullerton, Maryland, aged 93, from lung cancer.[4]
References
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, comp. Historical Residential White Page, Directory Assistance and Other Household Database Listings. Merlin Data Publishing Corporation, 215 South Complex Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901.
- ^ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
- ^ National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
- ^ a b "Cameron Snyder, Sun writer in Hall of Fame dies at 93". Baltimore Sun. 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
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