Cameron Snyder

Cameron Crockett Snyder (October 9, 1916^[1] – January 29, 2010) was an American sportswriter for The Baltimore Sun. He was awarded the Dick 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 football player at Drexel University, graduating in 1941. In August of that year he was drafted into the army,^[3] serving in the China Burma India Theater.

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 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.^[4]

Death

Snyder died at his home in Fullerton, Maryland, aged 93, from lung cancer.^[4]

References

1. 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.
2. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
3. 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.
4. "Cameron Snyder, Sun writer in Hall of Fame dies at 93". Baltimore Sun. 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2024-01-10.