The Legend of Jimmy the Greek(2009)
āThe NFL Todayā on CBS was one of the preeminent sports programs on television in the early 1980s. It was a perfect combination of reporting, analysis, predictions, humor and talent. But there was no personality on the show more popular than Jimmy āThe Greekā 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. When CBS added him as an āanalystā on āThe NFL Today,ā āThe Greekā not only further increased his stature as a sort of national folk hero, but he also gained an air of respectability never before associated with gamblers. Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Fritz Mitchell, who broke in as an intern on āThe NFL Today,ā will examine Snyderās impact on the growth of sports gambling, while also taking a fresh look at The Greekās tragic downfall.