Ron Snidow

Ronald Wayne Snidow (December 30, 1941 May 17, 2009) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Browns. He attended San Rafael High School in California. He played college football at the University of Oregon. The Washington Redskins drafted Snidow in the third round of the 1963 NFL draft. After five seasons with the Redskins, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a second round draft choice, just prior to the opening of the 1968 season. Snidow was first-team All-Pro with the Browns in 1969. He appeared in 126 career regular season games. After suffering a broken leg while playing with the Browns, he retired at the end of the 1972 season, having played 10 years in the NFL. After retiring from the NFL, Snidow worked as a commercial real estate broker in Southern California, until he retired. In 2008, Snidow was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, which he died from a year later on May 17, 2009, while on a vacation cruise off the coast of Italy on the island of Elba.[1]

Ron Snidow
No. 78, 88
Born:(1941-12-30)December 30, 1941
Newport News, Virginia
Died:May 17, 2009(2009-05-17) (aged 67)
Italy
Career information
Position(s)Defensive tackle
CollegeOregon
AFL draft1963 / Round: 10 / Pick: 76
(by the Buffalo Bills)
NFL draft1963 / Round: 3 / Pick: 35
Career history
As player
1963–1967Washington Redskins
1968–1972Cleveland Browns
Career stats

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