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Norm Snead

Retired

New York Giants · QB

Norm Snead recorded 178 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 16 rostered seasons with New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, WSH, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

173.0

pass yds/gm

2.9

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

178

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Norm Snead's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1962
W
WSH
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 28, 1962

WSH vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1962

346 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 3 INT

Regular Season
1969
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 28, 1969

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1969

335 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1964
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 13, 1964

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1964

301 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1967
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 19, 1967

New Orleans Saints vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1967

309 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
1967
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 1, 1967

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1967

258 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Norm Snead's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 424 passing yards

Regular Season
1963
W
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
WSH
NOV 17, 1963

Pittsburgh Steelers vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1963

424 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1969
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 28, 1969

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1969

335 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 31 rushing yards

Regular Season
1964
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NOV 8, 1964

Philadelphia Eagles vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1964

110 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Norm Snead's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1946–1968

01
WASSNEAD—Norm Snead
WASJURGENSEN—Sonny Jurgensen
WASMITCHELL—Bobby Mitchell

Individual stars cannot stop two decades of losing

Washington Commanders · The long decline

Washington fielded gifted passers and receivers but went twenty-four seasons without a postseason appearance.

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Franchise era

1950–1975

02
PHISNEAD—Norm Snead
PHIBEDNARIK—Chuck Bednarik
PHIBROCKLIN—Norm Van Brocklin

Bednarik's last great team interrupts a dynasty

Philadelphia Eagles · The 1960 title and the long decline

Philadelphia defeated Lombardi's Packers for the 1960 championship, then spent most of the next fifteen years searching for another core.

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Franchise era

1967–1979

03
MINSNEAD—Norm Snead
MINTARKENTON10Fran Tarkenton
MINPAGE88Alan Page

Four NFC championships without the final win

Minnesota Vikings · The Purple People Eaters

Bud Grant's disciplined teams and a historic defensive front reached four Super Bowls and made Minnesota a permanent contender.

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Franchise era

1964–1978

04
NYGSNEAD—Norm Snead
NYGTARKENTON10Fran Tarkenton
NYGTUCKER—Bob Tucker

A proud organization loses its structure

New York Giants · The wilderness

The Giants endured fifteen straight losing seasons and a chaotic stadium transition before new leadership rebuilt football operations.

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Franchise era

1958–1978

05
SFSNEAD—Norm Snead
SFBRODIE—John Brodie
SFWASHINGTON84Gene Washington

The Shotgun and three NFC title losses

San Francisco 49ers · Searching for the breakthrough

Brodie's passing and Dick Nolan's defense won three straight division titles, but Dallas ended each postseason before a full teardown followed.

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Career accomplishments

16 NFL seasons178 career games30,797 career passing yards196 career passing touchdowns521 career rushing yards23 career rushing touchdownsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 17, 1961Most recent: Nov 14, 1976

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history