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Classic Sports Card of The Day

31 Jan

1966 Topps football card of former New York Jet fullback Matt Snell, who was a star runner for the team for 9 seasons. Although Joe Namath gets the lion’s share of credit for the Jets’ collossal upset win over the Colts in Super Bowl III, mostly due to delivering on his guarantee of a victory, it was Snell who was the major offensive factor in the win. The Jets played a ball control offense that day, mixing in play action passes by Namath with a good running game, keyed by Snell’s 121 yards rushing. He also scored the Jets’ only touchdown in the game on a four yard run. After retiring, he appeared in the first Miller Lite beer commercial, and currently owns a restaurant in New York City.

 

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