Matt Snorton

Hickman Matthew Snorton (February 26, 1942 – December 30, 2016) was an American football player.[1]

Matt Snorton
Personal information
Born:(1942-09-26)September 26, 1942
Crofton, Kentucky, U.S.
Died:December 30, 2016(2016-12-30) (aged 74)
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Northwestern (Detroit, MI)
College:Michigan State University
Position:Tight end
NFL Draft:1964 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Early life

When Matt Snorton was a little child, his family moved from Kentucky to Detroit, Michigan, where Matt attended high school. He was a talented basketball player, baseball and football player, ad marching band musician. The high school baseball team of Snorton won the Detroit Public School League championship in 1959.[2]

Later on, he was given offers for football and band scholarships as well as professional baseball deal.[2]

Career

Snorton then settled at Michigan State University, where he played for the Michigan State University Spartans football team from 1961 to 1963.[3] He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1964 NFL Draft, but opted instead to play professional football in the AFL for the Denver Broncos, appearing in five games during the 1964 season.[4][5] He later became the emergency manager for Christian County, Kentucky.[6]

Snorton died on December 30, 2016, at the age of 74.[7]

References
  1. "Matt Snorton: Crofton native had stellar athletic career". The Eagle Post. February 23, 2011.
  2. "Snorton, Hickman Matthew "Matt" · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  3. "Matt Snorton". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  4. "Matt Snorton". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  5. "What's life after the cheers have died?". Boca Raton News. May 28, 1974. p. 12.
  6. "Matt's journey". Kentucky New Era. April 28, 2004.
  7. "Former Emergency Management Director dies at 74". Kentucky New Era. December 30, 2016.
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