Early childhood curriculum: The Legend of Jimmy the Greek 5/5

The NFL Today on CBS was one of the outstanding sports programs on television in the early 1980s. It was a perfect combination of reporting, analysis, forecast, humor and talent. But there was no personality in the show more popular than Jimmy the Greek Snyder. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, to Greek immigrants, Jimmy overcame childhood tragedy, moved to Las Vegas, and eventually became the biggest name in the world of sports handicapping. CBS has him as an analyst on the NFL Today, TheGreek not only further increased his stature as a national folk hero, but he also won a hint of seriousness never before connected with players. Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Fritz Mitchell, who broke in as an intern on the NFL Today check is Snyder's impact on the growth of sports gambling, taking a fresh look at the Greek tragic demise. Personal Statement I was the first time I laid eyes on Jimmy The Greek Snyder horrified. The flavor of his surgingCologne would be the chunky gold jewelry and his rough street language enough to be fresh every snotty young kid was out of college shock. Of course, I had seen it a thousand times before, but always on television. Now he was quite close, along with the rest of it. Gorilla-size television cameras back and forth like ballerinas by the traffic of technicians, directors and share varied make-up people. The directors of God's voice echoed through the hysteria of the dress rehearsal and hot white lights filledall ...