ESPN will air their "30 for 30" documentary on Jimmy the Greek on Tuesday November 10th. Though best known for his racist comment, Jimmy the Greek, born Jimmy Snyder in Ohio, was an NFL linesmaker in Las Vegas and a sports announcer for about a decade. After nearly 20 years of very successful linesmaking in Las Vegas, Jimmy the Greek was offered a position on CBS's The NFL Today as a football analyst. He held this position with great popularity until 1988, when he made racially-charged comments regarding African Americans. These comments caused CBS to fire him, and he spent the rest of his life living in Las Vegas until he passed away as a result of a heart attack on April 21, 1996.
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