“The NFL Today” 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 “The Greek” 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 “analyst” on “The NFL Today,” “The Greek” 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 “The NFL Today,” will examine Snyder’s impact on the growth of sports gambling, while also taking a fresh look at The Greek’s tragic downfall.

"The NFL Today" sur CBS était l'une des émissions de télévision sportives les plus importantes du début des années 1980 aux USA, un savant mélange de journalisme, d'analyses, de prédictions, d'humour et de talent. Mais dans l'émission, aucun chroniqueur n'était plus populaire que Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder. Issu d'une famille d'immigrés grecs, Jimmy naît à Steubenville, dans l'Ohio, et traverse une enfance tragique avant de s'installer à Las Vegas, où il finit par devenir l'un des plus grands noms dans l'univers des pronostics sportifs. Son recrutement par CBS comme "analyste" sur "The NFL Today" a non seulement hissé "The Greek" au rang de héros national, mais lui a aussi conféré une certaine respectabilité rarement accordée aux parieurs sportifs. Fritz Mitchell, réalisateur récompensé aux Peabody Awards et ancien stagiaire sur "The NFL Today", examine l'impact de Snyder sur le développement des paris sportifs tout en portant un nouveau regard sur le déclin tragique de "The Greek".

"The NFL Today", da CBS, foi um dos programas de esportes mais proeminentes da TV no início dos anos 80. Era a combinação perfeita de reportagem, análise, previsões, humor e talento. Ali, não havia personalidade mais popular do que Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder. O cineasta Fritz Mitchell, vencedor do prêmio Peabody e ex-estagiário no "The NFL Today", analisa o impacto de Snyder no crescimento dos jogos esportivos de azar e detalha a trágica queda de The Greek.