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Former Jets RB Matt Snell dies at 84

DENNIS WASZAK JR.
AP Pro Football Writer
Mar 12, 2026
Mar 12, 2026
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Weeb Ewbank, center, coach of the New york Jets, shows quarterback dick Wood, right, the way to work the hand-off to Jets' leading running back Matt snell during a workout on Nov. 5, 1964, in New york.

HARRY HARRIS, ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York Jets fullback Matt Snell, center, runs the ball as Baltimore linebacker Dennis Gaubatz, left, defends during the NFL football super Bowl 3 in Miami on Jan. 12, 1969.

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New York Jets fullback Matt Snell (41), top, almost loses the ball as he is hit by Baltimore linebacker Dennis Gaubatz, bottom, in the first quarter of NFL football super Bowl 3 on Jan. 12, 1969, in Miami.

HAROLD VALENTINE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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DENNIS WASZAK JR.
AP Pro Football Writer

Matt Snell, the powerful running back who scored the go-ahead touchdown in the New York Jets' Super Bowl win in 1969, has died. He was 84.

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